Kelechi Vera Olawoyin brings over 25 years of professional experience in human resources, strategy, and transformation across multinationals, indigenous firms, and the nonprofit sector.
Before founding Le Sagace, Kelechi served as Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Corporate Communications at Transport Services Ltd (TSL), where she integrated the Group’s ESG framework with business priorities, drove sustainability programs, and led corporate communications and CSR initiatives.
Her earlier career includes senior roles at Novartis Africa, Unilever Nigeria & West Africa, MTN Nigeria, and consulting with ReStraL Ltd.
Kelechi holds a B.A. in Mass Communication from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and an M.Sc. in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos and an MBA from Imperial College Business School, London, where she was awarded the prestigious Imperial Excellence Scholarship.
She is a pioneer alumnus of the British Council/LEAD InterAction Leadership Programme in Nigeria and the Swedish Institute Global Executives Programme. She has also earned multiple certifications, including:
Certified Transformation Coach (Coach Masters Academy)
Certified Behavioural Analyst (MBTI & DISC)
Certified Balanced Scorecard Practitioner
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM)
Kelechi has contributed to Talent and organisational development, not-for-profit transformation, strategy and business transformation in Nigeria and Africa. She has served as:
Consultant/Facilitator for DFID/World Bank on Improving Better Service Delivery in Nigeria
Lead Facilitator for the British Council/World Bank Debate to Action Programme
Expert Commission Member on Talent Development for Foundation Botnar, Switzerland (2018–2020)
Steering Committee Member for the UNICEF YOMA Project, Africa
Independent Consultant to Heifer International – Africa Regional Office
Immediate Past Board Chairman of the Street Project Foundation, Lagos
Speaker at leading HR conferences, including the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) Events and the Association of Elite Human Resources Professionals conferences (AEHRP)