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WIME  Awards SOETAN  Outstanding Woman in Energy

POSTED ON April 4, 2024 •   Business      BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara
Chief Executive Officer of Ikeja Electric Plc, Mrs. Folake Soetan l Credit: Ikeja Electric l Source: Linkedin

The Chief Executive Officer of Ikeja Electric Plc, Mrs. Folake Soetan, has been awarded the Outstanding Woman in Energy by Women in Maritime & Energy Awards (WIME).


This was in celebration of her exemplary leadership, and advocacy for diversity, equity and inclusion of all resources, particularly the female gender in the sector. 


WIME was founded as a pioneer platform to support Africa’s gender advancement initiatives, in alignment with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 5 (Gender Equality), through a yearly nation-wide nomination, recognizing the sterling achievements of notable women in the maritime and energy sectors.


Mrs. Soetan, during the receipt of the award, commended the organisers for the recognition and dedicated the achievement to the staff of Ikeja Electric, “Thank you so much, WIME; I am here today because of the creativity and doggedness of my team. Over the years, we have evolved and emerged the trail blazer in the dynamic energy value chain”.

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