The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria has elected Mrs Funmi Ekundayo as its 29th and first female president.Funmi Ekundayo would take over the leadership of ICSAN for the next two years when Mr Taiwo Owokalade’s tenure comes to end at ICSAN.
Funmi Ekundayo is a Lawyer, Chartered Secretary and Administrator, Corporate Governance professional, Chartered Stockbroker and Capital Market practitioner. She attended the Kwara State Polytechnic where she obtained her A’ Level certificate and graduated with flying colours. She then proceeded to the University of Lagos where she obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree in 1995 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1996. She returned to the University of Lagos to pursue her master’s degree in Law, which she obtained in 1998.
Funmi’s professional and career course started with her Law Office Attachment experience at the leading Law Firm of Banwo & Ighodalo. Funmi was appointed as the Managing Director/CEO of STL Trustees Limited (then Skye Trustees Limited) in 2010. For her professional and organisational shrewdness, Funmi has also had the honour of receiving the “Trustees Company CEO of the Year” award numerous times from the Business Day Banks and Other Financial Institutions Awards, the Nigeria Finance Innovation Awards and the Marketing Edge Awards.
