Insurance expert, Babington- Ashaye leads Entrepreneurs’ Organisation as president
Fumi Babington-Ashaye, an insurance expert with over 25-years working experience and Managing Director/ CEO, Risk Analyst Insurance Brokers Limited has been elected the 4th president of the Entrepreneurs’ Organisation (EO), Lagos Chapter. She takes over from Vincent Molokwu, who served as president of the organization in the last one year.
Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EOs) Lagos Chapter, an arm of the global body started in 2011 with the mission to engage leading entrepreneurs to learn and grow through various learning events, peer to peer learning which will positively impact their businesses. In other words, the body set out from the beginning to transform the lives of entrepreneurs by leveraging on the synergies of shared-values, experiences and cooperation of its members.
Globally, EO started precisely 29 years ago and has grown to become the voice of entrepreneurs worldwide. With 157 Chapters in 48 countries representing over 11,000 members who are engaged in the creation of wealth through their various Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), the Entrepreneurs’ Organisation is the foremost platform for entrepreneurs desirous of making a difference, even in the face of business uncertainties.
Babington- Ashaye in her acceptance speech said the Lagos Chapter during her tenure will strive to aggressively grow its membership and in particular, exponentially increase the number of its women members. “We are persuaded that if we educate and empower a woman, the nation will economically be empowered.”
She also promised to encourage members to participate in international conferences and other networking sessions in order to enrich the networking opportunities. “During the year, we will also leverage the knowledge and experiences of our international partners to address emerging challenges and improve the performances of members’ businesses. Pursuant to this, we will organize, on a regular basis, learning events that will cut across business, family, community and health in order to up skill our members on best practices.”
Critical in her pursuit will be to internalize the core values of the organization including Trust and Respect; Thirst for Learning; Boldly GO; Make a Mark and Cool.
She also promised to promote the social responsibility work of the organization by lifting the weak, vulnerable and under-privileged in the society out of poverty as its own recipe for insecurity caused by hunger and anger of the poor and the deprived.
“Accordingly, we will strive to be involved in community engagement activities which will include the adoption and support of at least one orphanage home. This will be part of our “Entrepreneurship with a heart” project. If you share our values, please join us to make the desired difference and leave a legacy for posterity.”
Shamit Khemka, Entreprenuers Organization South Asia and Tamarin Morrell, EO Global rep who was on ground to witness the investiture ceremony expressed their excitement about the quality of entrepreneurs in Nigeria. According to them, Nigeria is a country of the future and has the potential to lead the world with its quality of human resources.