Ronke brings to an international board her 23 years of board experience across 3 continents. As a serial entrepreneur and a multi sectorial professional in the private, public and not for profit sector and a Financial Times Non-Executive Director diploma holder, she has the tried and tested skill set and experience both in theory and practice.
Her board experience covers impact related not for profit organizations, government, entrepreneurial ventures, large privately owned corporates, international ventures, publicly quoted corporates and educational institutions and her accomplishments in governance, strategy, remuneration, coaching c-suite executives and bringing together high performance cross border and skilled teams.
Her experience from boards on 3 continents, multiple sectors, global and local networks are interconnecting and gives an edge she leverages, she has seamlessly moved between public, private and not for profit roles adding value and bringing to bear experiences from diverse situations.
A sought after executive and board coach, her ability to bring frameworks from diverse sectors to bear in unusual ways proffer game changing and positive solutions. Her focus on formulation and implementation of policy, impact and measurement has caused turn around in many dire situations added to her people skill and vision.
With over 30 years of multi sectorial expertise and one of the go to persons nationally in the oil and gas sector her experience spans across internationally financial institutions, international conglomerates, independent businesses and government. She was top choice to act as country director for a top 5 global bank and a top European financial institution managing their formal entry into Nigeria, covering corporate and investment banking and asset management.
To execute mandates she pulled together cross border teams, professionals with diverse skill sets and syndicated within and outside her institutions to accomplish local deals ensuring the minutest of details were sufficiently covered. She had replicated the same performances within and outside her networks and has drawn on goodwill from various groups to deliver on mandates locally.
She has been a volunteer, associate and council member of the largest African women’s network for professional women in Business, management and public service. She currently serves as the chairperson of their advocacy committee.
Her depth of experience in governance, strategy and social sustainability positively reinforces long term vision focus, effective board dynamics and productive team management. Fair remuneration practices attract and retain the best employees that build positive relationships with stakeholders of the organization. Relationships are enhanced significantly under her leadership.