The American University of Nigeria (AUN) has appointed Professor Kamarudeen Babatunde Bello as Visiting Chair of the Entrepreneurship department, which FODE Ltd is funding, in memory of Madam Mary Ajoke Taiwo.
Prof. Kamarudeen Babatunde Bello is a seasoned Faculty member with over 17 years of teaching and research experience, with specialization in Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Research Methods, and Data and Quantitative Analytics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the American University of Nigeria, Yola as a visiting Professor.
He holds a B.Sc. Business Administration, M.Sc. Marketing from the University of Maiduguri and a Ph.D. Management from the prestigious Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, where he won the Dean's "Best Student Award" and the Faculty award of "Certificate of Excellence in Viva presentation."
Before joining the academia, Dr. Bello had a brief industry experience working with Samadeen and Associates, an Ibadan-based Research and Management Consulting firm, and Askar Paints Ltd., a medium enterprise manufacturing firm also in Ibadan. His hands-on approach to teaching and mentoring reflected the practical experiences he garnered during those periods. He has over 20 publications in reputable national and international journals and has facilitated several workshops, training, and seminars on Management, Research, and Data Analytics.