

He previously served as a non-executive director of Airtel Nigeria. In addition to his responsibilities at HGL, he is a non-executive director of First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, Honeywell Flour Mills Plc, and Anchorage Leisures Ltd. He also coordinated the Group’s efforts in the completion, capital raising, and opening of the five-star Radisson Blu Hotel in Lagos. In his over seventeen-year career at the Group, he has led several key initiatives including chairing the IPO committee responsible for the successful capital market listing and capital raising for the Group’s flour milling investment. He joined the Honeywell Group in 2003 as Senior Manager, Projects (Oil and Gas). He is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight to the Group’s portfolio companies and investments. Obafemi Otudeko is the Managing Director of Honeywell Group Limited (HGL), an investment holding company operating across various sectors in the Nigerian economy. Oba Otudeko’s National Honour was again upgraded to Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) in November 2011, having previously been awarded the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) in November 2002 and the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) in December 2000. In further recognition of his many contributions to the economic and social development of Nigeria and his consistent commitment to good causes and the Nigerian nation, Dr. He was Chancellor of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State from 2001 to 2010 and currently serves as a member of the Office of Distinguished Friends of the London Business School (UK). Outside Nigeria, he was appointed, between 20, the Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Liberia to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was Chairman of the National Maritime Authority Member, Presidential Advisory Council on Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan Member, Constituent Assembly responsible for drafting a new Constitution, 1988 to 1989 Council Member, Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria and a member of the Nigeria/South Africa Bi-National Commission. He was Chairman of the Business Support Group (BSG) for delivery of the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP). and The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Īs a respected member of the organized private sector, he has, at various times, been entrusted with national and even international assignments. He has also attended executive management training programmes at International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Lausanne, Switzerland Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A then Arthur D. Professionally, he is a Chartered Banker, Chartered Accountant and Chartered Corporate Secretary.

Between September 2006 and August 2009, he was the 16th President and Chairman of Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He has, at various times, served on the Boards of Central Bank of Nigeria (1990 – 1997), Guinness Nigeria Plc (1999 – 2003), British American Tobacco Ltd (2001 – 2004) and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, headquartered in Lome, Togo (2002 – 2010). He was also the Chairman of FBN Bank (UK) Limited, Fan Milk of Nigeria Plc, Airtel Nigeria, and Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce (2000 – 2011). He served on the board of First Bank between May 1997 and December 2010 and FBN Holdings from 2011 to 2021 when he retired as Chairman. He currently chairs the Board of Honeywell Flour Mills Plc. He is an entrepreneur and visionary reputed for his highly successful domestic and foreign investments that cut across diverse sectors of the economy. Oba Otudeko, CFR is Founder and Chairman of Honeywell Group.
