Temitayo Etomi
Nigeria, Lagos
The head of operations for the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA), Temitayo Etomi oversees a team of over 400 professionals. She is also responsible for general strategy design and daily operational management. Before joining the LASAA in 2011, Temitayo Etomi held leadership and advisory positions in Lagos, Nigeria’s Positive Impact Youth Development Network, Connect Marketing Nigeria Limited, and Redwire Marketing Consulting Limited.
Over the course of her 13-year career, Temitayo Etomi has been honored to receive a number of significant and prestigious accolades. An exceptional writer, she won first place in the 2004 Ford Foundation Nelnet Essay Competition and placed in the top 20 during the 2005 World Bank Essay Competition. In 2010, the MRH Research Collective of Lagos, Nigeria, named Ms. Etomi its Young Woman of the Year for her exceptional service to womankind. She also received a Certificate of Merit “for service to college life” while attending Queen's College in Yaba, Nigeria.