By Ahmed Rahma
The Women In Successful Career (WISCAR) has announced the appointment of Ms Fabia Ogunmekan as an Executive Director.
Her appointment was announced as part of the activities to celebrate the association’s 13th anniversary. She was WISCAR’s pioneer Executive Secretary in March 2018 and has since led the executive management team, contributing significantly to the organization’s growth.
In her role as Executive Director, she will continue to work strategically with the advisory board towards delivering on WISCAR’s strategic vision. This vision includes strengthening governance, managing talent and succession, scaling WISCAR’s structured mentoring methodology, and gender advocacy efforts for a more inclusive, and gender-equal world.
WISCAR’s founder and chairperson, Ms Amina Oyagbola, in her comments on this development, said: “Ogunmekan joined WISCAR almost 3 years ago on WISCAR’s 10th anniversary.
“In that time, she has served the organisation diligently contributing significantly to its growth.
“In her role as Executive Director, she will continue to lead the executive management team in addition to collaborating with the WISCAR advisory board and partners to ensure WISCAR’s sustainability.”
Ms Oyagbola thanked WISCAR patrons, members of the advisory board, sub-committees, and members of the WISCAR community for their dedication and steadfast commitment to WISCAR over the years as the organization looks forward to expanding its reach, influence, and impact in 2021 and beyond.
Responding to the news of her elevation, Ms Ogunmekan expressed appreciation for the support, trust, and confidence reposed in her by the WISCAR founder and the board.
She said, “It has been and remains a privilege to serve such an esteemed organization that is a force for change and will continue to contribute to a better society in line with WISCAR’s mission of Developing Women to build a better nation.”
WISCAR is a not for profit, for impact organisation, which focuses on empowering and developing professional women to contribute to socio-economic development in Nigeria and Africa.
In the 13 years, it has impacted over 10,000 professional women and men, including a 400 strong Alumni network of its flagship WIN with WISCAR mentorship program and a growing network of WISCAR members.
During this period, it has deployed innovative programs and continuously improved existing programs that build leadership capacity, provide strategic career advice, inspiration, guidance, and support to young career women to enable their progression and unleash their leadership potential through structured mentorship and the WIN Model.
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Aduragbemi Omiyale