Bunmi Oni: Succinct Profile


Mr. Bunmi Oni, Board Chairman of Aina Blankson Corporate Solutions (ABCS) the “one stop global professional services provider” also doubles as the Co-Chair of AB Consulting (ABC). With a 29-year corporate career, the last eleven as CEO, in Cadbury Nigeria Plc., Bunmi Oni held various Board level executive roles across many functions including Technical, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing and Corporate Planning; and in three countries. A strong proponent of public-private sector partnership, he was for four years Chairman of The Nigerian Economic Summit Group, where he led various initiatives that helped kick-start the economic reform process in Nigeria.

Oni was educated at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), graduating with a BSc in 1976 and subsequently received executive education at the University of Michigan, USA, and INSEAD France. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, Nigerian Institute of Management, and Institute of Directors. He is currently a faculty member of the University of Lagos-NCMG College of Negotiation where he teaches postgraduate courses in Negotiation Theory and Game Theory. Oni was awarded the Nigerian National Honour of Member of the Order of the Niger, MON, in September 2001.

Towards driving the strategic direction of Aina Blankson Global, the indispensable role of Bunmi Oni within the consulting and corporate services operations of the two member firms; ABCS and ABC is best experienced than explained.