Yusuff Taofeek Elected Fellow of Institute of Management Consultants

The Institute of Management Consultants (IMC-Nigeria) has admitted business analyst Yusuff Taofeek Adeshina into its Fellowship, the highest grade of membership the professional body confers on practitioners in the management consulting field. The election, which took effect on September 1, 2025, was approved by the institute’s Board of Trustees and Governing Council. Fellowship is reserved […]

The Institute of Management Consultants (IMC-Nigeria) has admitted business analyst Yusuff Taofeek Adeshina into its Fellowship, the highest grade of membership the professional body confers on practitioners in the management consulting field.

The election, which took effect on September 1, 2025, was approved by the institute’s Board of Trustees and Governing Council. Fellowship is reserved for members judged to have demonstrated sustained academic attainment, professional practice, and adherence to the standards of ethics, competence, and client service that the institute maintains for management consultants in Nigeria and beyond.

The recognition places Yusuff among a small group of practitioners that the institute holds out as meeting international benchmarks for the profession. IMC-Nigeria operates within the framework of the Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation, an international mark held by management consultants across a network of national institutes.

Alongside the fellowship, Yusuff was issued a practising licence as a Certified Management Consultant after completing 35 credit hours under the institute’s Continuing Professional Development Programme. The licence certifies that he has met the registration requirements to practise under the CMC designation for the current twelve-month cycle, which runs to the end of August 2026.

His elevation follows a separate professional certification earned in the same period. The London Graduate School granted him the Certified Management Specialist qualification with a distinction in time management, a credential that recognises applied competence in organising work and delivery within consulting engagements.

Yusuff’s route into management consulting runs through data and business analysis. He works as a business analyst with Award Global Healthcare Limited in Nigeria, where his responsibilities have centred on forecasting, competitive intelligence, and the development of performance indicators used in revenue and operational planning. Earlier in his career, he served as regional business manager for Lagos and the South-West with Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company Limited, a role that placed him over a large customer base and regional sales operations in one of the country’s more competitive manufacturing markets.

His academic background spans microbiology, business administration, and analytics. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and an Executive Master of Business Administration, both from Obafemi Awolowo University, and a Master of Science in Business Analytics from the University of New Haven in the United States, completed in 2024. The combination of laboratory science, general management, and quantitative analysis is uncommon in the consulting field and reflects a wider shift among practitioners toward evidence-based, data-driven advisory work.

Management consulting in Nigeria has expanded as firms and public institutions look for structured advice on strategy, operations, and performance measurement. Professional bodies such as IMC-Nigeria have responded by tightening requirements for membership grades and licensing, in part to distinguish certified practitioners from the broader pool of advisers who operate without formal accreditation. Fellowship, continuing development credits, and annual practising licences are the mechanisms the institute uses to hold members to a common standard.

For practitioners, the CMC designation carries weight beyond the domestic market because it is recognised through reciprocal arrangements among management consulting institutes internationally. A Nigerian consultant holding the mark can present a credential that peers and clients in other jurisdictions are able to interpret against a shared benchmark.

Yusuff’s admission adds to a profile that already bridges the Nigerian and international markets, through his work with a Nigerian healthcare company and his graduate training abroad. His elevation to Fellow, together with the practising licence and the specialist certification, positions him to take on advisory work that requires formal accreditation and to represent the standards the institute promotes.

The institute periodically elects Fellows and issues practising licences as part of its mandate to regulate and develop the management consulting profession in Nigeria. Yusuff’s certificates were signed by the institute’s National President and Director General.