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Mrs. Temitope Iluyemi, is the Senior Director, Global Government Relations for the Africa region at P&G. Temitope, a qualified pharmacist, joined P&G Nigeria in 1998. In her over 22-year career with P&G, she has distinguished herself with a breadth of roles spanning across commercial and corporate functions (Sales, Market strategy and planning, Supply Network operations, External relations, and Government Relations). In this timeframe, Mrs. Iluyemi has lived and worked from Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Togo, and the United States of America delivering significant value to P&G across business disciplines. Following her assignment in Washington D.C in 2017, she relocated back to Nigeria and her Government relations role was expanded across the 54 countries in Africa. Temitope is a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, sits on several boards and advisory boards including P&G Nigeria, Montserrado B.V, Corporate Council on Africa, Chairman of the Taskforce on Trade facilitation at the US Chamber of commerce, and is involved in various local community projects. Mrs. Iluyemi is passionate about governance, is a strong gender advocate, and is passionate about people and national development. She is a keen advocate of the African regional integration and a highly sought-after speaker who has advocated over several global platforms for the integration of African markets and the AfCFTA. Mrs. Iluyemi was recognized among the Top 50 Leading ladies in Corporate Nigeria 2019, Top 50 Leading African Corporate Women in 2021, Women who made impact in 2019 by the Guardian publication and recognized with a Honoris causa doctorate in 2019.
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