Ayokunle Ayoko is a Nigerian lawyer, entrepreneur and sports analyst. [1][2] He is a council member of Gerson Lehrman Group.[3]
Background
editAyokunle Ayoko was born in 1982 in Lagos where he grew up. He had his high school education at Amuwo Odofin Secondary School in Lagos. He attained a Law degree at the University of Ibadan then proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, Enugu in 2006 and then he was called to bar.[4]
Career
editAyoko started his career as a legal officer at Synergy Attorneys in 2007. He then joined First Bank of Nigeria in 2012 where he was appointed board secretary to FBN Insurance Limited (now Sanlam Life Insurance Limited), FBN General Insurance Limited and FBN Insurance Brokers Limited[5][6] then left in 2018 when he joined Berger Paints Nigeria[7][8] as Company Secretary, Legal Adviser.[9][10] Ayoko also co-founded Kaizen Academy the same year.[11] In January 2023, Ayoko resigned as Berger Paints company secretary[12] and was appointed on the same position at International Breweries plc which he resigned to join CFAO Nigeria Limited as Head of Legal and Chief Compliance Officer the same year.[13]
Ayokunle Ayoko was listed in the 40 under 40 list of lawyers likely to shape the Nigerian legal profession at the 2019 ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards.[14] The following year 2020, Ayoko was received ‘Diligent 100’ Modern Governance Award which is given by Diligent Corporation,[15] for the top 100 general counsels and corporate secretaries around the world, he won the same award again in 2022.[16][17]
Ayoko was listed in the 2022 Africa Forty Under Forty Awards by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Ghana.[18][19] He also received recognition in Global Governance and Diplomacy from the European School for Leadership Development.[20] He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, and the International Bar Association.[21]
References
edit- ^ "'The rise of Nigerian Legal Consultant, Ayokunle Ayoko". 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Nigerian football league can catch up with the best around the World – Sports Analyst, Ayokunle Ayoko". 24 August 2020.
- ^ "BERGER.NG Company Profile & Executives - Berger Paints Nigeria PLC - Wall Street Journal".
- ^ "Ayokunle Ayoko : Nigerian lawyer turned In-House Counsel". 20 August 2020.
- ^ "The Board's Eye".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Berger Paints Nigeria PLC appoints new Company Secretary". 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Ayokunle Ayoko".
- ^ "Berger Paints appoints Ayoko as company secretary". 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Berger Paints Appoints Ayoko as Company Secretary – Independent Newspaper Nigeria".
- ^ "Kaizen Academy Limited Appoints Three New Directors". 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://nairametrics.com/2023/01/13/ayokunle-ayoko-joins-international-breweries-as-company-secretary/
- ^ "Nigerian Legal awards recognises 40 lawyers in Nigeria - P.M. News".
- ^ "Modern Leaders".
- ^ "Modern Governance 100 2022".
- ^ "EB_ISSUE#23_2021 - Ayokunle Ayoko".
- ^ "Forty under 40 Africa Awards honours entrepreneurs from 16 African countries". 5 April 2022.
- ^ https://www.myjoyonline.com/forty-under-40-africa-full-list-of-winners/
- ^ "05112019".
- ^ "NBA should name, shame firms paying lawyers peanuts - Akpata". 28 July 2020.