Yemí Fáșeun — CEO
A Leadership and HR Consultant, plus Great Workplaces Advocate, Yemi leads unusual, mind-shifting conversations. He is a business leader with 30 years multi-sector, multi-function experience. He currently works with clients in his role as Chief Talent Officer to drive the talent and business transformation agenda. Given that what brought individuals and organisations to where we are today will not take us farther, Yemi works with business leaders to focus on end-to-end people management, culture and leadership initiatives to meet the demands of the Now of Work. Yemi was a two-term Elected Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and has received a number of global recognitions such as Top 501 Most Fabulous Global HR Leader, Top 150 Global HR Influencer, Top 8 HR Thought Leader in Africa, Top 50 Personality on LinkedIn, Top 3 Africa HR Influencer, Top 200 2021 Global Thought Leader, Top 10 2021 Global Leadership Development Thought Leader, Top 122 CHRO in 2022, 2022 Top 200 Voice in Leadership and 2022 Top 200 Global Thought Leader. He was named (June 2022) as one of the top 50 Leaders Shaping The Future of HR in Africa, a Global Top 50 HR Leader Shaping The Future of Work and a 2023 Top 200 Biggest Voice in Leadership. He was recently named Peoplehum's Top 122 CHRO in 2023 and earned the LinkedIn Top Leadership Development Voice Badge in April, 2024. In June, 2024, the GO Platform announced Yemi as The Top 30 HR Influencer in Africa. In August 2024, he was awarded the LinkedIn Top Employee Relations Badge. He is the Founder of The YF Network (TYFN). TYFN is a personal, leadership and business development forum of about 200 professionals and entrepreneurs with members across 9 countries and 3 continents. He is also the Founder of The YF Academy (TYFA), with the sole aim of lighting candles behind us, so others can easily find their paths to success and purpose. An advocate of great workplaces, Yemi provides executive mentoring to mid-career and business leaders, who are looking to excel in their career journey and become pivotal in the transformation of their unit, department, function and/or organisation. Additionally, he provides career guidance across all cadres and levels. Nexford University appointed Yemi as a Mentor, The Global Grid and he is a member of faculty at both the Lagos Business School (LBS) and Rome Business School Nigeria (RBSN). He is currently a mentor on the WIMBIZ (Women in Management and Business) WIMBoard Mentoring Programme. Yemi is an author of 2 books and he loves Mondays!
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with extensive experience in organizational development and talent management.
Experience: 26 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Hr Strategy
- Talent Management
Career Highlights
- 30 years of multi-sector leadership experience.
- Recognized as a top HR influencer globally.
- Founder of impactful leadership and business development forums.
Work Experience
Temple Schools
Member, Board of Governors (3 yrs 1 mo)
OfficeAjo
Non-Executive Director (3 yrs 5 mos)
TERAWORK
Board Consultant (3 yrs 5 mos)
Earnipay
Board Advisor (1 yr 11 mos)
izifin
HR Consultancy (Remote) (8 mos)
Nexford University
Mentor, The Global Grid (4 yrs 4 mos)
YF Talent Partners
Chief Talent Officer (4 yrs 7 mos)
Seven Up Bottling Company
Chief Corporate Services Officer (6 mos)
Globacom
Head, Human Resources (1 yr)
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria CIPM (Official LinkedIn Account)
Elected Leadership Council Member (2 yrs)
FBNQuest
Interim Chief Operating Officer (6 mos)
Head, Human Resources (2 yrs 1 mo)
FBN Capital Limited
Head, Human Resources (1 yr 3 mos)
Etisalat Nigeria
Head, Business Partnering, Resourcing and Employee Relations (1 yr 7 mos)
Head, HR Operations (1 yr 7 mos)
Head, HR Partnering and Resourcing (3 yrs 1 mo)
Stanbic IBTC
Head HR (3 yrs)
PeopleTemp
Head, Client Service & Resourcing (1 yr)
Standard Chartered Bank
Manager, Resourcing (3 yrs 5 mos)
KPMG Nigeria
Senior Consultant, Executive Selection & Training (2 yrs 11 mos)