Professional History: Abimbola Pariola is the Managing Director of Global Property at Nova Pioneer, and is also the Head of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Nova Pioneer is a pan-African independent school network, currently operational in South Africa and Kenya. It builds and provides world-class affordable education from pre-school through secondary school.

Prior to joining Nova Pioneer in 2018, Abimbola was an Executive Director at LYT Architecture, where she was responsible for Business Development and was also regional head for their West African operations.

Before joining LYT, she was a Senior Manager at Investec Property, a division of Investec Specialist Bank in Johannesburg. She has more than 10 years of professional experience within the property/real estate arena of investment banking space and the architectural profession.

Academic and professional credentials: Degree and post-graduate degree in Architecture from the University of Natal, Durban
MBA with Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
International MBA from the Recanati Business School, Tel Aviv.
Registered with the South African Institute of Architects (SAIA)

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