Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, mni, is a is a manufacturing and industry policy executive, whose career spans more than three decades in manufacturing representation, public policy, government relations and institutional management. He serves as Co-Secretary General of the Pan-African Manufacturers Association (PAMA), Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), and Honourable Executive Director/Secretary-General of the Federation of West African Manufacturers Associations (FEWAMA).

He began his career at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry before joining MAN, where he held a succession of management and leadership positions. These included branch executive responsibilities, Director of the Association’s Federal Capital Territory Liaison Office and Director of Field Services, overseeing its nationwide branch network. He subsequently became Director-General, with responsibility for the Association’s Secretariat, policy advocacy, research, government engagement and services to member companies.

His professional work focuses on the policy and institutional issues affecting manufacturing, including industrial competitiveness, fiscal, monetary and trade policy, the cost of production and the operating environment for manufacturers. Through his positions at PAMA, MAN and FEWAMA, he participates in manufacturers’ representation and policy engagement at national, regional and continental levels.

Mr. Ajayi-Kadir has served on several Federal Government committees and boards, including the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms and its subsequent implementation structure, the Presidential Economic Coordination Council and the Industrial Revolution Working Group (IRWG). His public-sector engagement covers fiscal and tax policy, industrial development and issues affecting the operating environment and competitiveness of Nigerian manufacturers.

His recognitions include an award presented at the Commonwealth Business Women Africa (CBW-Africa) Summit Awards and Gala Night in 2025, the He-for-She Champion recognition conferred by CBW-Africa in 2026, and recognition among the honourees of the Top 100 Global Future Builders 2026.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a Master’s degree in International Relations from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He is an alumnus of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru. His professional development has included training with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Lagos Business School and the Centre for International Private Enterprise in Washington, D.C. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Credit Administration and a member of the Chartered Institute of Directors.