Ayodele Ajose

Ayodele is a Barrister and experienced commercial lawyer, working at Board level for over 15 years as General Counsel and Legal Adviser within both the private and public sectors.  In addition to commercial law, her legal background covers intellectual property, licensing, R&D, commercial software and systems integration.  Her professional experience extends across a range of industry sectors as General Counsel to Forensic Science Service, legal consultant to global pharmaceutical companies Hospira Inc and Pfizer Ltd and more recently Head of IP and International for Britvic plc.  Ayodele has advised CEOs and Executive Teams on corporate governance, international expansion projects and product launches within the USA, EMEA and China and advised senior executives on the handling of high-profile criminal cases involving miscarriages of justice.  Ayodele has directed and led high value public sector procurement frameworks and has advised on major corporate restructuring projects. 

In addition to her degree in law, Ayodele has a diploma in Marketing and an MBA.

Ayodele is currently a legal consultant to the international law firm Addleshaw Goddard LLP advising its corporate clients on all aspects of commercial law. She is also Senior Commercial Legal Consultant for Group Canon.
Ayodele is the Trust’s wellbeing guardian and Chair of Charitable Funds Committee.