Afolake Lawal is a co-founder of the GTI Group. She is currently the Group Executive Director with Over 15 years wealth of experience in Investment Banking, Corporate Governance and Business Strategy. She is a certified pension Practioner and an Associate member of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria. (NIMN).

Mrs Lawal Afolake has an Upper Second Class (Hons) in Law (LLB) from Angelina Ruskin University, Cambridge U.K. She is an alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University and holds a Master Degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos. She also obtained a Master of Science in Corporate Governance and Finance from the Liverpool John Moores University in U.K.

She serves on the Board of International Breweries Plc. And Eterna Plc. (both companies quoted on the Nigeria Stock Exchange). She is currently the chairman of International Breweries Plc, Governance and Remuneration Committee.