Babatunde (Babs) Jolayemi Omotowa was born at the onset of the civil war in Nigeri to farmer and educationist parents, and grew up in the middle belt, in an agrarian environment. He was a college teacher before working 26 years with Shell in Nigeria and Europe. He began his working career in a warehouse, rising from there to top and executive roles in the oil and gas industry. He rose to become CEO of Nigeria LNG Ltd, the largest industrial plant in Sub-Sahara Africa. He later became Shell’s Upstream Vice-President covering Climate Change, Environment and Safety, across 40 countries. A former Global President of UK Chartered Institute Procurement and Supply, he has spoken at the World Economic Summit, Universities (Harvard and MIT) and at many global conferences.

For most of his career, he built teams designed to integrate environmental, social and governance issues into company strategies. From Storeroom to Boardroom is his first book.