Meet Ekene Ajayi
Ekene is a highly skilled and passionate Manager who demonstrates progressive experience in Marketing Communications with a strength in Public Relations.
Her expertise includes Integrated Marketing Communications, Communication Strategy and Execution, Online and Traditional PR, Social Media Strategy, Event Management and coordination, Content Generation, Sponsorship Activation, B-2-B, B-2-C & B-2-G marketing and communications, C-suite thought leadership positioning, Media Relations, Issues/Crisis Communication and more.
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MORE ABOUT EKENE AJAYI
She has worked for clients in several industries, such as Telecommunications, FinTech, FMCG, Transportation, Health, Communications, IT, e-commerce, and Breweries for over 15 years. Recognised for being a loyal team player with an ability to grasp new concepts; exhibit an aptitude to cultivate solid relationships and accept new challenges. She possesses a win-win attitude by upholding a strategic focus and viewing problematic subjects as a challenge rather than an obstacle.She has a successful track record of exceeding corporate objectives with focus on building relationships to drive positive change and has worked with several teams on accounts like 9mobile, 9PSB, Private Sector Health Alliance (PSHAN), Tranzfar, NEM, FBNQuest, Jagal, Huawei, Nigeria Breweries, Cleaner Lagos Initiative (A Lagos State Advocacy Campaign on Waste Management), Guinness, Kasapreko, Academy Press, Lagos Free Trade Zone, HiTV, Coca-Cola Nigeria and more.
Ekene holds a Master’s in Public and International Affairs from the University of Lagos, Nigeria; another Master’s in Marketing and Communications from the Rome Business School, Nigeria, a BA (Philosophy) from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka and a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations and Advertising from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism. She is an Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).
She is an alumnus of the Orange Academy, Africa’s 1st practical school of Integrated Brand Experience where she was the Winner of Best Graduating Student in Magic (Creativity) in the Integrated Brand Experience (IBX 18) program.
She also has a Certificate in Professional Marketing (Customer Experience) from the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK through the Simon Page College of Marketing Nigeria.
She is currently the PR Account Director at Chenist Communications where she leads and manages the company and a team of PR professionals to deliver exceptional results on client campaigns. This has led the team to win 3 certificates of excellence over the past 2 years from the SABRE Awards Africa.
