Mrs. Funmi Ekundayo

Mrs. Funmi Ekundayo is an alumna of the Harvard Business School, the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators, United Kingdom; the Lagos Business School (Chief Executive Programme) and the IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain. She holds a Bachelor of Law degree and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Lagos. A member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mrs. Funmi Ekundayo is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators of Nigeria (FCIS). Funmi serves as a Member of the Governing Council of the Institute and she is the current Chairman of the Institute’s Public Lecture Committee.

Funmi began her career with the Law Firm of Bentley, Edu & Co (in association with IRVING & BONNAR), where she spent close to a decade in Law practice. She later joined Sterling Asset Management & Trustees Limited (formerly NAL Asset Management & Trustees Limited) before moving to UBA Trustees Limited as Head, Business Development & Marketing. Thereafter, she joined Skye Trustees Limited as an Assistant General Manager, Business Development, from where she rose to become the MD/CEO of the Company. Funmi has distinguished herself in her area of core competence as a seasoned trust specialist engaging in the structuring of complex corporate finance, legal and trust instruments.

Funmi is currently the President of the Association of Corporate Trustees of Nigeria. She is a member of the Rules & Compliance Sub-Committee of the Securities & Exchange Commission and a Non-Executive Board member of the National Investor Protection Fund. Funmi is a member of the Institute of Directors and she also serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Law Union & Rock Insurance Plc. Funmi has attended several courses locally and internationally.