About Us

The Iconic Brand Africa (TIBA) is an organization that serves as a catalyst for positive change and advancement, fueling a culture of learning and development, recognition, and collaboration among professionals, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders that propels Africa towards a brighter future.

TIBA empowers individuals and organizations with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to thrive in today’s dynamic world.

TIBA Awards and Conference is a platform that celebrate outstanding achievements and contributions across various fields, honoring individuals and entities who exemplify excellence, innovation, and impact. These awards not only recognize excellence but also inspire others to reach greater heights and make meaningful contributions to the society.

Through its conferences, webinars, networking, and award event, TIBA provides valuable opportunities for learning and development, recognition and collaboration driving collective progress and growth across the African continent.

Slogan

Building Icons, Celebrating Excellence

Our core values

Learning and Development
Recognition and Awards
Networking and Collaboration
Capacity Building and Consulting

Vision

To transform Africa through learning, recognition, and collaboration.

Mission

Leading Africa’s progress by fostering a culture of learning, recognising excellence, capacity building and promoting professional collaboration.

TIBA functions under 4 entities

TIBA Consult
TIBA Awards and Conference
TIBA Community
TIBA Academy

At TIBA, our activities within the 4 entities are centered around 5 major areas, which are:

Career Development
Entrepreneurship
Personal Branding for career professionals
Business Branding for business owners
Personal Development

Board of Management

Advisory board

Omotola Adedapo

Chair, Advisory

Omotola Adedapo is a versatile, excellence-driven HR Leader with core competencies in Organizational Leadership and Development, People and Culture Strategy, Talent Management and Development, People Analytics, Business Intelligence and Digital Transformation. Her years of experience cut across the Financial Services, Manufacturing, FMCG, Retail, Hospitality, and Healthcare sectors. She is currently the Head of Human Resources for Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc.

She is a certified Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) with the Human Resources Certification Institute, (HRCI) USA. She is a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) with the Society for Human Resources Management, USA, and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and a Master’s degree in Industrial and Labour Relations from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.

Olubunmi Fabanwo

Member, Advisory

Olubunmi Fabanwo is a fintech professional whose career path has taken him from leading the Binance Affiliate Program for Africa (1,500+ Partners, 120,000+ new users, $1.03Bn Trade Volume) to driving business development within the Google Cloud team.

Now based in Canada, he is passionate about enterprise solutions on the Google Cloud platform and introducing individuals and businesses to the revolutionary power of Blockchain technology.

Stella Ijeoma Olugbemi

Member, Advisory

Stella Ijeoma Olugbemi holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a Masters in Business Administration from Nexford University. She is also a member of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) and Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (ICRS) Her 18 years work experience has cut across Banking, Oil and Gas, Health Services, Telecommunications, Construction and the Power Sector where she has held various positions. She successfully pivoted from her Accounting background to Public Relations where she is now able to find full expression for her people-centered approach to bringing excellence across all organizational levels.
She currently works with the Corporate Communications and Branding Department at Egbin Power Plc, the largest thermal power generating plant in sub-Saharan Africa as the CSR, Brand and Event Manager.

Gabriel Ologunwa

Member, Advisory

Gabriel Ologunwa is a business growth professional turned financial advisor and investor. He is passionate about partnering with value-aligned innovators and investors, bringing economic empowerment to disadvantaged communities on the continent of Africa.

He is currently the Founding Partner of Plumule Advisory Limited, with a mission to empower young African entrepreneurs who are leveraging technology to turn the continent’s toughest and multi-layered infrastructural challenges into profitable business opportunities.

He organizes advisory sessions for student founders across campuses and he is a sound engineer by passion.

Oluwafunmilola Otolorin

Member, Advisory

Fondly called The Levite God’s Mouthpiece! A certified Media Personnel by training. She is passionate about journalism and everything that revolves around communication. Oluwafunmilola is a believer in the family system as the UNIFYING and LIBERATING FORCE upon which a NATION is BUILT. She believes that very great nation thrives on the exclusive family values and cultural activities that mold and shape the individuals that it presents to the world.

She is enthusiastic about building strong family bond that produce exceptional children who are well behaved, highly disciplined, emotionally stable, loving, caring, talented, motivated, proactive, intuitive, creative, and humane. She is a serial entrepreneur and a family life coach.

Juliet Kimson

Member, Advisory

Juliet is a serial entrepreneur, Artist, Educator, Creative Coach, Kids and Teen Advocate, who is passionate about helping children discover their inert creative potential and be the best version of themselves.
She runs an event management outfit where she provides decoration and lighting services to her clients for various kins of professional events. She is the convener for The Creative Classroom for Teachers created to meet the 21st century educational skills set and to impact educators for more wired classroom.

Dr. Bayode Oke

Member, Advisory

Bayode Oke is the Lead Consultant/CEO at The BOT (Bayode Oke Thomas) Company established with the aim to support individuals, organizations, projects with structure, strategy and positioning to advance their ideas from conceptualisation to implementation.
Bayode Oke is the current Administrative Director and Co-founder of The Invasion Group, a non-profit organization, which focuses on harnessing the strength of young minds for change. He is also the co-founder/Managing Director of Mentors in Nigeria Initiative, a community of mentors who support young people to make empowered decisions and believe in their potential. His organisations have over one hundred committed volunteer mentors who provide support to young people.

Fifty of the young people who have been mentored through the programs have gone on to become mentors themselves. Bayode Oke, a multiple- Global award winner. He was conferred with the highest accolade a young person can achieve by the Duke & Sussex of Cambridge (THE DIANA AWARD).

Gladys Amadi

Member, Advisory

Gladys Amadi is a multifaceted brand and marketing strategist with nearly two decades of cross-industry experience spanning banking, logistics, marketing, retail, and manufacturing.

She currently serves as the Head, Creative Strategist & Clients’ Growth Manager at August Marketing, where she works closely with local and international brands to develop high-impact campaigns, drive growth, and unlock new opportunities.

She holds a BSc. in Mathematics and Computer Science and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Lagos.
Gladys is deeply passionate about African excellence, brand identity, and community empowerment.

She is excited to lend her voice, creativity, and vision to TIBA’s Advisory Board and looks forward to contributing meaningfully to the rise of iconic African brands.

Hilda Manyo DICKSON

Member, Advisory

Hilda Manyo DICKSON is a result-oriented Finance professional with 26 years of postgraduate experience (20 years experience in the Oil& Gas sector and 6 years in Banking) with proven success. She is currently the treasury manager at Total Energies.

She is also a John Maxwell certified coach and a speaker who is passionate about helping people take control of their personal finances, maintain a positive mindset, and live a stress-free life even in a complicated world.

She is ready to support TIBA and drive her growth to the next level.

Omobabinrin Adeola Osideko

Member, Advisory

Omobabinrin Adeola Osideko (MSc, FCCA, CPA) is a trained Accountant in Nigeria, Canada, and United Kingdom. She is a graduate of University of London where she obtained her MSc in Accounting. Outside her regular job as a Finance professional, Adeola is a Personal Development Coach and a Branding Expert. Her passion for writing, teaching, and public speaking, is what launched her into what she does presently as a coach, speaker, and Branding consultant.

She is an author, an international speaker, the licensed organizer of TEDxBingervile and the convener of The Iconic Brands Awards (TIBA). Adeola is a mentor to few and a role model to many.