Christopher Kolade
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His Excellency Dr Christopher Kolade, CON
Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria
Nigerian National Honours are a set of orders and decorations conferred upon Nigerians and friends of Nigeria every year. They were instituted by the National Honors Act No...
(born in Erin – Oke, Osun State Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
in 1932) completed his secondary school education at Government College
Government College
Government College refers to various colleges.* Government College University, Lahore, is probably the most frequent college referred to by this name. It may also refer to:* Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, India* Darjeeling Government College...
, Ibadan after which he studied at Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
He is a veteran broadcaster and sometime Director–General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.
He was Chief Executive and Chairman of Cadbury Nigeria Plc. He was a colonial era Education Officer in Nigeria. Currently, he teaches Corporate Governance and Human Resources Management at Lagos Business School
Lagos Business School
Lagos Business School is the graduate business school of the Pan-African University, Lagos, Nigeria. LBS is located in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria...
(LBS), and Leadership & Conflict Management at School of Media & Communication (SMC). LBS and SMC are both schools of Pan-African University, Lagos
Pan-African University, Lagos
The Pan-African University, Lagos is a private, non-profit educational institution in Lagos, Nigeria.The university had its origin as the Lagos Business School , established in 1991...
. Formerly a member of the University’s Governing Council, Dr. Kolade is now the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Pan-African University.
Service
Dr. Kolade has served in many national and international bodies, having been President of- The Nigerian Institute of Management (1985- 88),
- The Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (1988- 93),
- The International Institute for Communications (1973 – 75)
- The World Association for Christian Communication (1975-82).
He received the medal of the Order of St. Augustine from the Archbishop of Canterbury (1981), and is also a Lay Canon of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in the Diocese of Guildford
Diocese of Guildford
The Diocese of Guildford is a Church of England diocese based in Guildford, covering most of Surrey and part of Hampshire. The cathedral is Guildford Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Guildford. It is part of the Province of Canterbury....
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Qualities
Kolade has promoted community peace building projects as diplomat and as volunteer he is an advocate of achieving peace through track II diplomacyTrack II diplomacy
Track II diplomacy is a specific kind of informal diplomacy, in which non-officials engage in dialogue, with the aim of conflict resolution, or confidence-building...
Kolade has promoted business integrity in Nigeria through his chairmanship of organisations like Integrity Organisation Ltd. GTE and The Convention on Business Integrity Ltd. GTE http://www.theconvention.org