Femi is an Industrial Engineering Graduate with a Masters degree in Engineering Management. An accomplished engineer and business management professional with strong entrepreneurial drive. His passion for excellence won him the 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for West Africa.

He started his career in 1988, with Nestle Food Nigeria Plc as an Industrial Engineer (Factory) and rose to the position of Head, Corporate Technical Planning, a position he occupied between 1991 and 1993, before proceeding to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC).

His 12 years at Shell saw him occupy senior and management positions in the following key areas: Human Resources, Major oil & Gas projects, Engineering Services, Facilities, and Assets Management. Following his tenure in Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO), Femi served as Deputy General Manager, Corporate Services, United Bank for Africa (UBA), where he was responsible for delivering corporate services to the entire UBA Group of Companies in Nigeria and overseas, covering Banking, Insurance, Asset Management, Global Markets, and so on.

Femi will deliver a Technical Presentation on: ‘Enabling Positive Experiences in a Post-Recession Real Estate Market’ at the 6th Nigerian FM Roundtable.