Tonye is an HR leader with almost two decades of experience and expertise in the multinational telecommunications and financial service industries across the Human Resources spectrum in Recruitment, Training & Development, Performance Management, HR Operations and HR Shared Services. He has held leadership positions across the African continent and has led multiple transformation activities to drive business growth with extensive experience in People, Process and System Re-engineering projects from a career that includes stints in Customer Service and Marketing.

Having recently led the global Shared Services team for UBA Plc covering 23 countries in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and America, as well as the Shared Services team for Bharti Airtel covering 15 countries in Africa, he brings on board not only his vast networks in the financial services and telecommunications sectors but also his understanding of the Africa market and its talent landscape as well as his project-driven approach to delivering value to businesses.

A graduate of the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria with a BSc degree in Geology and an MBA in Business Administration and General Management from the University of Liverpool, he is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) and holds various certifications across the HR value chain.