BCI Boss, Olugbodi Becomes Fellow of IIM Africa

In recognition of his expertise and pioneering role in professional background check in Nigeria and West Africa, a leading African background check expert and Managing Director of Background Check International (BCI), Mr. Kola Olugbodi, has been made a fellow of Institute of Information Management (IIM) in Africa.

In a statement signed by the Registrar of the institute, Mr. Musa Zubairu, the institute reckons with the towering status of Olugbodi in the practice of background check in Nigeria and beyond. The fellowship is also awarded to professionals who have distinguished themselves in their chosen field of human endeavor

According to him, the institute of Information Management (IIM) is a professional driven institute, developed to serve the growing community of Data, Information, records, document and archives management professionals who are tasked with managing the dynamic information life cycle within the enterprise. Its goal is to provide members with objective insights and guidance on their career path and technology options.

Olugbodi pioneered professional background check in Nigeria with the setting up of Background Check International (BCI) in 1995. Prior to setting up BCI, he had he worked as Population Statistician with the National Population Commission (NPC) and subsequently worked with North South Bank (NSB). Upon his exit from North South Bank (NSB) in 1992, he became the CEO of Josh Cyrus, a Human Resource and Outsourcing Organisation.

True to his pioneering spirit, he again exited Josh Cyrus to be become the pioneer CEO of Background Check International (BCI), the first and pioneering background check organisation in Nigeria and West Africa in 2004.

A specialised security solution company, BCI specialises in full service Background Check, Corporate Due Diligence, Risk Management, address confirmation, Claims Verification, Employment Background Check, Vital Documents Verification, Business Intelligence Services and Consultancy Services.

Olugbodi is the chairman, Board of Trustees of the Assocation of African Professional Backgroung Screeners and belongs to many other specialised professional bodies.