Ayokunle Ayoko is a Lawyer, Chartered Secretary, HR expert, Certified Management Consultant, Certified Compliance Analyst, Certified Independent Non-Executive Director, and Notary Public. He worked with FirstBank and FBN Holdco PLC where he served as Company Secretary for FBN Insurance Limited (now SanlamAllianz Insurance Limited), FBN General Insurance Limited (now SanlamAllianz General Insurance Limited), and FBN Insurance Brokers Limited, all subsidiaries of FBN Holdco PLC.

He served as Company Secretary/Legal Adviser to Berger Paints Plc and Company Secretary/General Counsel for International Breweries Plc (AB Inbev) between 2018 to 2023. He is currently the Group Company Secretary/Head of Legal and Chief Compliance Officer at the CFAO Nigeria Group – a French Multinational. He is also co-founder and Non-Executive Director with Kaizen Academy (Nigeria) Limited, a leading multinational consulting firm.

Ayokunle’s holds a 2nd Class Upper L.L.B (Hons) degree from the University of Ibadan, an LLM from the University of South Wales (UK), and an MBA from the Liverpool John Moores University (UK). He also holds an Executive Diploma in International Law & Diplomacy from Kingsland Foundation, and a Certificate in Global Governance & Diplomacy from the European School for Leadership Development.

His work has earned global recognition, including the fast rising star award by ESQ Magazine, Modern Governance 100 Global & Ethics Leader Award (2019 & 2022, Diligent Corporation, New York) and listings in the Legal 500 General Counsel Powerlist Nigeria for 2024 and 2025. He was also honored recently as ‘Finest General Counsel – West Africa’ by Legal Era Awards and 2025 Corporate Governance Award by the Society For Corporate Governance Nigeria.

Ayokunle holds Fellowships from the Institute of Management Consultants, Nigeria (FIMC) and the Global Academy of Finance and Management, USA. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), International Bar Association, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSAN), Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria (SCGN), and the Chartered Institute of Directors (CIoD), Nigeria.