Victor Adebayo is an experienced Chief Operations Officer having managed functions such as Human Resources, Facilities & Administration, Corporate Communications, Security, Safety Health and Environment, Sales and Manufacturing Operations as well as Legal.
He is currently Director overseeing HR, Administration, SHE and Security at Airtel Networks Limited Nigeria. He also serves on the board of Diversity Talent Management Limited, Fly Networks and Appian Way School. He also served as a non-Executive Director on the board of Seamless HR a HR technology firm for almost a decade stepping down in July 2020.
Victor is a an alumni of firms such as Summit Chanrai Group Africa, FBN Quest Merchant Bank, General Electric International Operations Nigeria overseeing Sub-Sahara Africa, Procter & Gamble West Africa, Zenith bank and DTL Systems and Education Consulting.
Victor is an alumnus of the Leadership and Negotiation program of Harvard Law School, Strategic Decision Making at the London School of Economics and Political Science where he finished with an A+ Distinction. He graduated with his Bachelors and MBA degrees from Obafemi Awolowo University. He also holds two global HR practice certifications – GPHR and SHRM-SCP. He is a Certified Management Consultant and a Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants.
Victor is passionate about people, systems, processes and how to balance the mix. He is a conference speaker, strategy expert and business and people consultant having worked on projects in both private and public sector circles. He is known for efficacy and effectiveness. He facilitates a number of programs in fields such as Human Resources, Administration, General Soft Skills, Sales & Marketing and Strategy. He is a diversity champion and has helped several organisations build their diversity strategy over the years.
Victor believes in deliberate growth actions and invests in personal development as he helps businesses and individuals grow in this path to being a better person and organisation.
He loves country music, Negro spirituals and a fan of science and engineering shows. He loves reading and writing. His personal values are Patriotism, Industry and Character.
Victor is a different kind of speaker, trainer, and consultant. For one, his experience speaks for itself. But most importantly, he has the unique ability to engage and connect with people so that they’re ready, willing, and anxious to learn.