Babatunde Ade Adegbesan

Background

Adegbesan, Babatunde Ade was born on October 27, 1950 in Lagos, Nigeria. Son of Sunday Adepoju and Mercillina Ayoola (Baiye) Adegbesan.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, University Ibadan, Nigeria, 1974. Master of Science in Applied Geology, University Ife, Nigeria, 1977. Certified in Advanced Management, Ascon, Nigeria, 1995.

Career

Deputy chief geologist, Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency, Kaduna, Nigeria, 1983-1990; chief geologist, Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency, Kaduna, Nigeria, 1990; chief scientific officer, Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Lagos, Nigeria, 1990-1993; assistant director, Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Lagos, Nigeria, 1993-1995; deputy director, documentation, Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja, Nigeria, 1995-1996; deputy director technical marketing, Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja, Nigeria, since 1996. Chairman audit committee R.T. Briscoe Nigerian Plc, since 1991, chairman audit committee Nichemtex Plc., Nigeria, 1991-1992, Capital Hotels, Plc., Nigeria, since 1996. Director Probe Communications, Ltd., Nigeria.

Presenter in field.

Achievements

• Babatunde Ade Adegbesan has been listed as a noteworthy geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president for Africa, Association of Geoscientists for International Development, Tokyo, 1992-2000. Correspondent member Co-Geoenvironment, Netherlands, 1990. Member Nigerian Society Mining Engineers, 1993.

Corporation member Nigeria Mining and Geophysical Society Society, Kaduna, 1976. Member International Association on the Genesis of Ore Bodies, Association of Geoscientists for International Development (life), Geological Society of America, Nigerian Association of Geophysicists in Exploration and Research, Nigerian Society Mining Engineers, others.

Interests

• Avocations: sports, lawn tennis.

Connections

Married Adenike Deleola Ajibola, November 14, 1981. Children: Ayoola, Modupe.

Father:

Sunday Adepoju Adegbesan

Mother:

Mercillina Ayoola (Baiye) Adegbesan

Spouse:

Adenike Deleola Ajibola

child:

Modupe Adegbesan

child:

Ayoola Adegbesan