Folake Ani-Mumuney: Imprints of a Corporate Amazon
Quiet achievers are popping up all over the place. In Nigeria alone, the number of successful folks from industries and sectors traditional and neoteric are enough to insight entrepreneurial communities. But most of these hatchlings require models that they must look up to, folks whose sparks continue to give radiance and hope to the vista of the corporate world. Among these models of merit is Mrs. Folake Ani-Mumuney, the Global Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications at First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings.
To start with, Mrs. Ani-Mumuney has an interesting heritage: her father is the late Dr. Francis Owosina, the genius acknowledged with developing the modernized general and specialized orthopaedic and emergency services department of National Orthopaedic Hospital. Expectedly, Mrs. AniMumuney’s achievements show that the apple fell at the foot of the tree.
Before she became the First Bank sparkle that she is today, Mrs. Ani-Mumuney was responsible for managing the interaction of about 59 countries while she worked with British Airways. Her successes on this front attracted the sharp eyes of business and investment boss, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, whose interests impressed her to ascend to the position of chief marketing and communication officer. It was from this post that she slid into the First Bank establishment, to give extra shine to its gloss.
Since her j oining First Bank, Mrs. AniMumuney has contributed a great deal to the successes that have been recorded. Countless awards have been laid at her feet, including the 2019 Lifetime Achievement award sponsored by Marketing World Awards. That particular event, which was held in Ghana, observed Mrs. Ani-Mumuney’s divine way with marketing and value addition, the degree of which is seldom seen in banking.
Mrs. Folake Ani-Mumuney is the perfect runway model for enterprising individuals who have a knack for endless learning and the rare gift of application and improvisation. A woman whose tireless labours have aided her in breaking the traditions of the male-dominated banking industry, Mrs. Ani-Mumuney’s achievements have not only elevated her status, but also that of First Bank, along with every other establishment she is invested in. A corporate Amazon, that woman, with an unnatural bent for the corporate engine.