Omobola O. Koya – CEO

Omobola is the owner of Finesse Hospitality and has several years experience in the Hospitality industry. Passionate, creative and a keen eye for detail, Omobola is driven by challenges and opportunities in the industry, and feels she’s at her best when she can work with the freedom to create solutions within a loosely defined set of guidelines.

Adaptable to change, she balances striving for perfection with understanding human limitations when troubleshooting opportunities presented to her. Omobola is competitive and results-driven, but also likes to build teams by providing consistent direction and a clear vision while demonstrating an integrity her clients can always count on.

She has a Bachelors degree in Economics and Finance and worked in the heart of Orange County, California as a financial analyst for several years. She always had an interest for the hospitality sector so she went on to pursue a degree in Hospitality and Restaurant Management from Le Cordon Bleu (One of the prestigious culinary and hospitality schools) in Pasadena, California.

Finished top of her class and came highly recommended by her professors; with this, landed a job at one of the best hotels in the world. She relocated to Dubai to work at the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where she worked for a few years and learned the true essence of luxury selling and art of hospitality. She has personally been responsible for taking care of high profile guests from all over the world.

She has a passion for the Hospitality industry in general especially in Nigeria where there is major room for improvement. She consciously made a decision to operate in Nigeria in order to make a difference in the industry and set international standards.

Omobola’s areas of expertise are in both Front of House and Back of House Procedures, Luxury Selling, Operation and Service Excellence, Effective Communication skills, Guest Relations and Guest Services, Frontline Support, Protocol, Food & Beverage, Fine Dining Standards, Culinary skills (Classical French & European Cuisines), Property Management Software (Opera), Point of Sale System (Micros), Food & Safety (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points Certified), Quality Control, Cost Control, Purchasing.