Funke Amobi is the Deputy Head, Operations at Stanbic IBTC Bank.
She was recently appointed an honorary professorial Fellow at the Lancaster University Management School UK.
She is a globally recognised human resources professional and multiple award winner recognised among the 100 most influential HR persons globally by Times Ascent India.
In 2019, Funke was declared the ‘All Africa Employee Engagement Professional of the Year’ by N2Growth Africa, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa and was named among ‘Nigeria’s #50 Top Corporate Women’ recognised for bringing distinct value to the workplace by Leading Ladies Africa in the same year.
In 2020, she was named one of ‘Africa’s Thought Leaders in HR by iPerformance Africa.’ 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 of experience across oil and gas, banking, and telecommunications sectors, Funke holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Lagos, Nigeria and an MBA obtained from Lancaster University UK, where she graduated with distinction and was awarded the dean’s prize.
She also possesses specialist postgraduate certifications in ‘Organisational Development and the Psychology of Change’ as well as ‘Talent & Career Management.’