{"id":12219,"date":"2026-06-09T18:29:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/staff\/francis-popoola\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T14:45:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:45:04","slug":"francis-popoola","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/staff\/francis-popoola\/","title":{"rendered":"Popoola, Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francis Popoola, de nationalit\u00e9 nig\u00e9riane, est le nouveau contr\u00f4leur financier. Avant d'occuper ce poste, il \u00e9tait responsable du financement des projets \u00e0 la direction financi\u00e8re. Il est expert-comptable. Il a d\u00e9but\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re chez KPMG Peat Marwick Ogunde &amp; Co en 1992 en tant qu'expert-comptable stagiaire, avant de rejoindre Michelin Nigeria Limited, une entreprise de fabrication de pneus, en tant que comptable tr\u00e9sorier en 1995, o\u00f9 il a atteint le poste de tr\u00e9sorier de site. Il a ensuite rejoint United Parcel Service \u00e0 Lagos, au Nigeria, en tant que superviseur de tr\u00e9sorerie en 2003, responsable du syst\u00e8me de paiement automatis\u00e9, et a acc\u00e9d\u00e9 au poste de directeur financier. Il a \u00e9galement travaill\u00e9 comme consultant en finances et administration pour McCoy Logistics Limited, o\u00f9 il a mis en place avec succ\u00e8s un cadre d'entreprise complet avant de rejoindre l'IITA en tant que responsable du financement des projets en 2016, poste qu'il a occup\u00e9 jusqu'en septembre 2020. Francis est reconnu pour sa r\u00e9silience, son souci du d\u00e9tail, son esprit analytique, son fort leadership et ses comp\u00e9tences en gestion du personnel. 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