Adegbite Joseph Adewumi is the Assistant General Manager, Planning and Monitoring, in the Corporate and Strategic Planning Division of the Nigerian Ports Authority, where he supervises and coordinates strategic planning, traffic and revenue modelling, management reporting, operational performance monitoring, and the tracking of programmes, policies, and capital projects to support management decision-making.
Prior to his current role, he served in a variety of functions across the Nigerian Ports Authority, including assignments in Corporate and Strategic Planning, Special Duties, Monitoring and Regulatory Services, Operations, and Tariff and Billing. He also served as Personal Assistant to the Executive Director Marine and Operations, Personal Assistant to the Managing Director, and Special Assistant to the General Manager, Eastern Ports. He joined the Authority in 1992 as a Commercial Officer.
Mr. Adewumi holds a degree in Economics from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He has also completed extensive professional training and certifications in port management, shipping, environmental protection, organizational transformation, corporate governance, public-private partnerships, and leadership development, including programmes delivered by the Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (IHE Delft), the Lloyd’s Maritime Academy, the World Maritime University, the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).