Tola Fakolade has over two decades experience in project management, IT systems and financial planning. He is currently the Director of the National Single Window (NSW) Project and the Head of the Project Secretariat. The NSW is a digital platform where importers and exporters can lodge standardised information and documents with a single-entry point to fulfil all import, export and transit-related requirements. In his role as the Project Director, he is collaborating with FAAN and over twenty other agencies to streamline import and export processes at our ports (air cargo and sea) in Nigeria.

His career spans across various industries including technology, manufacturing, consumer goods and consulting. He has worked in several multinational corporations across Africa, Europe and North America including Amazon, Procter & Gamble, Diageo, Cadbury and Deloitte. He holds an MBA degree from Cornell University, Ithaca, USA and a Master of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany.