The world biggest Advertising and creative Festival, Cannes Lion has selected Nkiru Olumide-Ojo as member of jury for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Lion category 2024.
Nkiru Olumide-Ojo, is a prominent figure in marketing and communications at Amazon in Nigeria, she is the Executive Head of Africa Regions Corporate Communications Marketing and Corporate Social Impact at Standard Bank Group.
According to Cannes Olumide-Ojo will join other global experts and leaders in the Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) industry to assess works focused on promoting sustainability worldwide.
The largest festival will hold in June 17th and come to an end on 21th June 2024 in France, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is a premier global event for professionals in creative communications, advertising, and related fields, known as the largest gathering of the advertising and creative communications industry.
According to the post made by Olumide-Ojo on her LinkedIn page, she expressed her excitement about the appointment. The post reads: “Such an honor to be selected as a Judge for the 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, particularly in the Sustainable Development Goals category. I am already looking forward to engaging with bright minds and their work. Anticipating the festival and the opportunity to witness the best of creativity in action.”
Olumide-Ojo leads a diverse team across African countries to achieve business objectives through Brand Marketing, Corporate Communications, and Corporate Social Investment Management for the Standard Bank Group. Her previous experience includes working at CMC Connect Burson-Marsteller Nigeria, Virgin Atlantic Nigeria, Airtel, Forte Oil, among others.
Beyond her professional commitments, Olumide-Ojo is an author, columnist, and development speaker. She is a strong advocate for women’s issues and co-founded The Lighthouse Network, a social development initiative with programs aimed at empowering women in professional careers and entrepreneurship, as well as preparing young women for the workplace through formal mentoring.
Olumide-Ojo holds a master’s degree in Strategic Marketing Management from Kingston University in Surrey, UK. She obtained her postgraduate and undergraduate degrees in Biological Science from the University of Calabar, Nigeria. She is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and the UK Chartered Institute of Marketing.
