Eight things you hirtheto do not know about the Odeomu, Osun state-born communication czar who presently heads transformation change management and communication unit at the NLNG
+ Identities of other Africa Region Executive Board members for the International Association of Business Communicators
The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Africa has elected Yemi Adeyemi as its Chairman for the 2025-2026 term.
Platforms Africa, which reports this, confirmed that Adeyemi is the first Nigerian to attain that height in IABC Africa’s history.
A statement published by IABC on its verified LinkedIn page showed that the election was held during the Region’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, 25th June 2025, with members from across the continent participating virtually.
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The statement read; “We are pleased to share the announcement of IABC Africa Region Executive Board for the 2025-2026 term.
“The election was held during the Region’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, 25th June 2025, with members from across the continent participating virtually.
“The AGM produced Dr. Opeyemi Adeyemi (FNIPR, SCMP) as Chair of the new Regional Executive Board.”
The new IABC Africa Regional Executive board, the statement continued, “includes renowned communication professionals from across the continent: Christine Breet – SCMP®, Strategic Communication Specialist as Vice Chair, Camilla Osborne (SCMP) as Past Chair/Director of Governance, Theresa
Lee, SCMP® as Treasurer, Riana Sinden, SCMPO as Director of Professional Development & Events, Chisimchere Chukwu as Director of West Africa Interest
Group, Carol Warui as Director of East Africa Interest Group, and Elsabe Coetzee as Director of Quills Awards.”
Eight things to know about the Odeomu, Osun state-born Communication czar
Meanwhile, Platforms Africa has chronicled eight things you may hitherto not know about the trail blazer, Yemi Adeyemi.
1. Dr. Adeyemi, a distinguished communications scholar and practitioner with over two decades of experience spanning corporate communications, strategic public relations, stakeholder engagement, and academic research, hails grom Odeomu, Osun state.
2. He is Head, Transformation Change Management and Communications at the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), who has been an active and committed member of IABC, previously serving as Vice Chair for the Region and Director for West Africa, and contributing significantly to capacity-building and membership growth across Africa.
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3. He won the IABC Chairperson Award in 2024 for his contribution to IABC Stronger Together Task Team 2.0, which worked on improving membership value for the
global body.
4. The first Nigerian to serve as Chair of the lABC in Africa
5. Yemi holds a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, a Masters’ in Business Administration (MBA) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, an MA in Communication Arts and a BA in English from the University of lbadan, Nigeria.
6. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), the Institute of Change Management (ICM) and the
Institute of Management Consultants (IMC-Nigeria).
7. Yemi also holds global certifications from renowned institutions; Strategic Communication Management
Professional (SCMP) by the Global Communication Certification Council (GCCC), Project Management
Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI), Certified Management Consultant (CMC) by the
International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI), and Certified Public Relations Officer (CPRO) by the Institute of Leadership and Management (LM).
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