Ibukun Awosika

Ibukun Abiodun Awosika is the founder and CEO of The Chair Centre Group and serves as chairman of the board for First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.. With high interest in social issues, including women, she is a co-founder and past chairperson of Women in Business, Management and Public Service. An ordained Pastor and Founder of the Christian Missionary Fund, she, through this faith-based organization works with hundreds of missionaries spread across Nigeria to change lives with the provision of medical, educational, and other supplies. She is a Member of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, served on National Job Creation Committee, and sits on the International Advisory Board of IESE Business School, Barcelona-Spain. She is a multiple award-winning entrepreneur and the first Nigerian recipient of the prestigious International Women Entrepreneurial Challenge Award as a nominee of the US Department of State in 2008