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Funke Amobi was declared 2019 All Africa Employee Engagement Professional of the Year by N2Growth Africa headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2020, she was recently named one of the “ Africa Thought Leaders in HR” by iPerformance Africa.
She is a globally recognized Human Resources professional and multiple award winner recognized among the 100 most influential HR persons globally by Times Ascent India. In 2019, Funke was named amongst Nigeria’s #50 Top Corporate Women recognized for bringing distinct value to the workplace by Leading Ladies Africa.
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Funke was a global finalist of the Professional Achievement Award in the 2015 UK Alumni Education Awards and was also awarded the 2015 HR Leader award in Nigeria by the HR People Magazine.
With over 25 years’ experience, a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, an MBA and specialist certifications in Organizational Development and Talent & Career Management, she currently serves as the Country Head for Human Capital at Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc. Funke leads a high performing multiple award winning HR team, and under her leadership, Stanbic IBTC has been consistently recognized with multiple awards for HR best practices in Nigeria and Africa; most notably the CIPM Best Practice Award for two consecutive years 2016 & 2017, the HR Magazine Outstanding Employee Engagement Strategy Award for three consecutive years 2016, 2017 & 2018 as well as the HR Magazine Best Training, Learning & Development Strategy for two consecutive years 2017 & 2018. N2growth Africa also recently recognized Stanbic IBTC Holdings as winner for the 2019 All Africa Customer and Employee Experience Award and 2019 All Africa Major Corporate Engagement Company of the Year Award.
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In her role, Funke has the responsibility for leading, defining and managing the organizations Human Capital strategy and the delivery of HC services, policies and programs across its eleven subsidiaries including Stanbic IBTC Bank, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management and Stanbic IBTC Capital. She is known for astutely aligning the Human Capital strategy to the Business strategy as well as shaping and driving organizational culture and employee engagement to improve business performance.
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Funke is a much sought-after speaker nationally and internationally on Human Resources and management issues. She also serves as the Lead Lecturer for Organization Behavior & Management in the Executive MBA Faculty of the University of Ibadan Nigeria, Nigeria’s premier University, a member of the Dean's Council/Advisory Board of Lancaster University Management School UK (LUMS), a non-executive director on the board of Stanbic IBTC Asset Management and she sits on the board of several not-for-profit organizations.
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As a passionate supporter of advancing women in their careers, she speaks on related subjects in women conferences and also sits on the advisory board of Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR), a women empowerment NGO.
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A Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) the United Kingdom, Funke was recently awarded the Chartered Companion status; the highest recognition in the world of Human Resource & People Development by the CIPD UK. She is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management Nigeria and the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) USA where she served as a subject matter expert in developing the body of knowledge for specific HR certifications.