Founder
Femi Bewaji

Oluwafemi Isaac Bewaji is a business leader, trade-infrastructure advocate, and logistics executive with over 14 years driving growth, operational excellence, and innovation across Africa's supply chain and trade ecosystem.

His career sits at the intersection of commerce, infrastructure, and technology — and his work with the Foundation extends that same instinct to people: removing the barriers that keep capable young Nigerians from the education and opportunity they have already earned.

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Leadership at Fembol Group

As Managing Director of Fembol Group — an integrated logistics, trade facilitation, and supply chain solutions company — Oluwafemi has built a fast-growing enterprise focused on enabling seamless commerce through infrastructure, technology, and operational excellence. The business provides end-to-end logistics solutions and has sustained strong year-on-year growth.

Over his career he has developed deep expertise in international logistics, freight forwarding, customs clearance, project cargo management, trade facilitation, and supply chain optimisation. He has led complex projects involving oversized industrial equipment, break-bulk cargo, and large-scale containerised shipments for multinational organisations, including SABMiller and Guinness — aligning strategy, operations, and execution to improve efficiency, visibility, and performance in demanding environments.

Femi Bewaji with the Fembol Group team

Trade, technology, and infrastructure

Beyond operations, Oluwafemi is passionate about the role of technology in transforming trade and infrastructure across emerging markets. He leads initiatives developing digital trade-infrastructure solutions that improve transparency, operational coordination, and access to cross-border trade — work driven by a commitment to strengthening supply chain resilience and advancing Africa's position within global trade networks.

A greater commitment

He established the Foundation out of a long-standing commitment to youth development, education, innovation, and entrepreneurship — creating opportunities that empower the next generation of Nigerian talent.

He remains focused on building scalable businesses, fostering cross-border partnerships, and advancing solutions that create lasting economic value across Africa and beyond.

Femi Bewaji
Education
  • BEng, Electrical & Electronics Engineering — Covenant University
  • PGD, Maritime Environmental Studies — University of Lagos
  • Executive education — Harvard Business School
  • Executive education — Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Recognition
  • Fellow, National Institute of Credit Administration
  • China Merchants C-Star Youth Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program