Omokunbi Adeoti

Human Resources Consultant, Airtel Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria, Age: 36

Omokunbi Adeoti is adamant about how she wants to be remembered. “The one greatest legacy in life is not about how fat your account has grown; it’s about leaving a lasting positive change in the life of every person you come in contact with,” she says. She sticks to this belief both in her professional life and in her work with widows and orphans. “Supporting widows, orphans and the less privileged is a passion for me,” she says, citing as her role model the late Dr. Mrs. Kemi Adamolekun, founder of the Kaleyewa House for Nigerian senior citizens. “Although I do not have formal NGO, I have found private ways of doing this and it gives me great joy just seeing another face with a hearty smile.”

A Certified Global Professional in human resources who facilitates workshops and seminars on human capital development, Adeoti is a consultant member of the HR Consultant Operations Group of Airtel Africa, a unit of Asia’s leading, and the world’s fifth largest, telecommunications service provider, Bharti Airtel Ltd. She was instrumental in ensuring the company’s smooth transition from Zain Group ownership to the Bharti brand, as part of the team responsible for talent acquisition and work-force planning. She began her career in telecommunications at Econet Wireless Group and Celtel (Vmobile) International, steadily moving up in management as she developed customer care, training and leadership initiatives.

Adeoti graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in business administration. Becoming a Certified Global Professional in human resources was a huge achievement. She says, “At the time that I received certification, there were only ten others. However, with the increasing awareness of the value of the knowledge, particularly as organizations are expanding more beyond the home country and seeking to take advantage of the effects of globalization, the number has since increased and is still increasing.”

Fun Facts
Nickname: Kunbisky
Favorite food: Yam
Facebook or LinkedIn: Both
Movie theater or home theater: Home theater
List the languages you speak: English, Yoruba
Community activities: Little Saints Orphanage, Love Women’s Fellowship
Motivational quote: “We must become the change we want to see in the world.”
— Mohandas Gandhi