Kolawole Osinowo is the Group CEO of Izili, a leading last-mile distributor of solar energy, digital services, and clean cooking solutions across Africa. They leverage innovative pay-as-you-go financing models that allow low-income households and micro-entrepreneurs to acquire solar home systems, smartphones, and productive use appliances with flexible payment terms tailored to their cash flow. Under his leadership, Izilii is expanding operations in Nigeria, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, and Madagascar, impacting over two million lives.

With senior leadership experience at Nokia, Microsoft, HMD Global, and Jumia, Kolawole brings deep expertise in technology and strategy. He also holds executive certificates from Yale (clean energy financing), Harvard Business School (inclusive finance), and Stanford (innovation and entrepreneurship).