Olufunmilayo joined IGI PLC in June 2023 as a Brand Associate and became the Head of Brand and Corporate Communications in October 2024. She also serves as the Team Lead of Corporate Communications at Global Trust Savings and Loan (GTSL) and International Health Management Services Limited (IHMS). As a member of the Executive Committee, she is responsible for Communications, Public Policy, Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Communications, Crisis Communications, and Brand and Reputation Management at IGI.
Before joining IGI, Olufunmilayo worked at Cooperative Mortgage Bank (CMB), Coop Property Development Company Limited (CPDCL), CoopEdu, CoopVest, and Coop Supply Chain Company Limited (CSCCL) as the Head of Communications and PR. In 2019, she represented Cooperative Mortgage Bank at the Global African Forum on Communications – Speak for Africa, Kigali, Rwanda. She also headed the team that oversaw CMB’s election to represent Africa and Nigeria on the seven-member board of the International Cooperative Banking Association (ICBA), an arm of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), in Rwanda.
Olufunmilayo has over 13 years of experience in Brand Strategy Management and Product Marketing and is a certified Customer Experience Professional. She was awarded and recognized as one of ISON Africa’s Top 60 Best Customer Care Representatives in Nigeria in Zanzibar, Tanzania, in 2015.
Olufunmilayo is an Associate Member and Registered Practitioner in Advertising (ARPA) from the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) and an Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (ANIPR). She is a certified data-driven product marketing phenom, data analytics professional, and brand advisor with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication (Public Relations and Advertising) from the prestigious Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Mass Communication at the National Open University of Nigeria.