Oyinade Kuku

Oyinade Kuku is the Head, Human Resources of FBN Holdings Plc with responsibility for driving the Human Resource Strategy and People Agenda of the company. With over 16 years’ experience in Strategic Human Resource Management spanning the Financial Services, Consulting and Oil & Gas industries, Oyinade has built a career with strong expertise in HR Strategy & Analytics, Organizational Design & Transformation and Talent Management.

Until her appointment at the Holding Company, she worked with our largest subsidiary – FirstBank Nigeria Ltd as a Senior Business Partner and Lead for the Group HR Support Function. In this role, she served as the Group interface on HR matters for the Group’s non-banking subsidiaries, Sub-Saharan African businesses and FBN (Bank) U.K.

Prior to joining the FBN Group in 2009, Oyinade worked with UBA Plc, Workforce Group Consulting and Mobil Producing, Nigeria (ExxonMobil) where she held various roles within the HR function.

Oyinade is a graduate of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. She also holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from the Robert Gordon University, Scotland. She is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, Nigeria (CIPMN) as well as the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, UK (CIPD).