LBS Dean Gets International Appointment
The Dean of Lagos Business School (LBS), Dr. Enase Okonedo has been appointed Secretary-Treasurer for Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. She was elected to the board in 2015 and her new position became effective February 6, 2018.
Okonedo is an accomplished professional with more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services and business education sector, and has held several leadership positions at LBS, including that of the EMBA director, academic director, and deputy dean of academics.
In recognition of her exemplary leadership and contributions to the Nigerian education sector she was conferred fellow of the Society of Corporate Governance Nigeria (SCGN). She is also a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), and a fellow of the International Academy of Management (IAM). Okonedo also served as a chairperson and member of the Association of African Business Schools (AABS) Board of Directors and is the president of AIFA Reading Society in Nigeria.
Other appointees are John Elliott, Dean of the School of Business at the University of Connecticut as Vice Chair/ Chair elect and Caryn L. Beck-Dudley, Dean of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, has assumed the role as Chair of the board of directors of AACSB International.
As the world’s largest business education alliance, AACSB International connects educators, students, and business to achieve a common goal: to create the next generation of great leaders.