Our Man Crush Monday, Temitope Richard-Banji, who hails from Ekiti State, Nigeria, ticks all boxes of a dynamic fast-rising business leader. He is an influencer within the human capital and organisational transformation space worldwide. He is currently a Senior Digital HR Transformation Consultant at AND Digital in the UK.
He has worked in consulting, finance as well as development sector both in Nigeria and in the United Kingdom. Before his current role, he worked as Lead, Talent Development at Mastercard Foundation, and Senior Human Capital Consultant at Deloitte West Africa.
He is the go-to professional when it comes to creating viable talent development solutions for individuals and corporates. He does this by combining his academic and industry work experience. Through his practical knowledge in organisational change management, organisational transformation, succession management, programme management and talent development, he has earned numerous consulting engagements in both the public and private sectors.
Temitope has spearheaded major transformation projects. He has supported recruitment processes in several industries across Africa, including recruiting CEOs for major financial institutions. He has developed HR policies and work templates, standard operating procedures, and capacity and training plans. He has also led automation and restructuring processes, and has facilitated various workshops and training sessions for different clients across various industries. He supported the programme and change management of the demutualization of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, and recruited 120 Advisors across Nigeria for a World Bank–funded project.
A graduate of accounting from Babcock University, he went further to obtain a master’s at the Nottingham Business School UK. His interest in leadership and management was sharpened by several programmes in the United States, United Kingdom and Nigeria including Harvard University, Metropolitan School Business Management, UK and the Lagos Business School. He is also an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, Nigeria and the Institute of Leadership and Management, UK.
Temitope Richard-Banji remains a force to reckon with in the human capital space, and Pride Magazine Nigeria celebrates him today as our Man Crush Monday.