Wola Joseph is the pioneer Chief, Legal and Company Secretariat Department at Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDP) and at different points, has doubled as the Head, Regulatory Compliance; Chief Human Resources Officer and Supervising Chief, Customer Service Department, respectively.
Prior to joining EKEDP, Wola worked with Lagoon Home Savings and Loans as its Chief Legal Officer/Company Secretary and with Banwo & Ighodalo, a leading Corporate and Commercial law firm, as a Legal Associate. Wola holds a law degree from the University of Ibadan, an LLM (specializing in International Finance) from the Harvard Law School, Massachusetts, U.S.A and an MBA from INSEAD Business School, France. Wola is also an International Finance Corporation (World Bank) Board Evaluation Certified Professional and Corporate Governance Trainer.
In addition to the numerous workplace and industry awards she has garnered over the course of her career, Wola was ranked 11th out of the top 50 General Counsels in Nigeria in the 2019 edition of the LKS Seminar Legal Magazine. In 2018, Legal Blitz ranked her one of the top 40 under 40 Lawyers greatly impacting the legal profession in Nigeria. She has also led her team in back-to-back wins of the Energy and Power Team for the Years 2017, 2018 and 2022. In 2021, she received an award from the Association of Lawyers in Oil and Gas Nigeria for her years of distinguished service in the Power Industry. She also received awards from the Managing Director/CEO of Eko Electricity Distribution Plc. (EKEDP) under the 2021 Excellence Award for “The Guru” (under the Chief Category) and the special award for “Milestone Achievement” which was won by the Customer Care Department (under her supervision).
Wola is a Director on the Board of Prime-Rose (Montessori) Nursery and Primary School (a 2nd generation leading educational institution); she also sits on the Board of Trustees of the Jimi Tewe Foundation, (a non-governmental organization) as well as the Advisory Board of Newswire Law & Events Magazine. She was appointed to the editorial Board of the Electricity Law Reports (the first ever Electricity Law Report in Africa) as well as the Public Affairs & Advocacy Committee of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Wola is a fellow of the Institute of Credit Administrators (ICA), a member of the Institute of Directors (IOD), Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria (SCGN) and Women in Energy Network (WIEN). She is also an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) and Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ).