Biography
Group Managing Director/Chief Executive
Union Bank of Nigeria PLC.
CHAIRMAN board of Citi Investment Capital Limited.
Mrs. Funke Osibodu studied Economics at the University of Ife and is also an Alumna of the prestigious Harvard Business School.
She was the CEO of Vigeo Capital Limited as well as head of the Financial and Investment services arm of the Vigeo Group, a conglomerate involved in various sectors (oil & gas, shipping, power, financial services) of the Nigerian economy, where she is also serving as a Director.
With over 27 years of banking experience, she has been the Managing Director of two banks, MBC, and more recently Ecobank Nigeria Plc, before becoming a Director in the parent holding company of Ecobank, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, a position she left in August 2006.
In addition to an excellent banking career, Mrs. Osibodu has held various positions of prominence in the business community and has served in various government appointed committees. As well as being a member Vision 2010, she has been a director of ValuCard, Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), Consolidated Discount House Limited, First Securities Discount House Limited, MBC Securities Limited and ESL Securities Limited.
A recipient of various awards, in the non-financial realm, she is also Vice Chairman of Nigeria Economic Summit Group. She is also a Director, Enterprises for Development International, a Non-Governmental Organisation, and the Centre for Law and Business - a private law university.
