Ms Rabi Isma is an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of the Stanbic IBTC Bank. She was previously Director of HR Business Partnering & Health and Safety at Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited (operators of 9Mobile).

Before this, she had served in various roles as HR Consultant and Lead (international assignment) at Etisalat Sri Lanka; and Director of Leadership and Organisation Development at Etisalat Nigeria. Between 2011 and 2013, she also served as Special Adviser to the Governor of Kano State on Non-Governmental Organisations, policy framework for investment and governance technical reform advisory.

Ms Isma served as a Marketing Director for the British Council in Nigeria delivering strategic goals in the organisation’s partnership relations across education, marketing and communications. Before this, she had served as Director of Support Services for the three preceding years, where she developed and led British Council Nigeria’s strategy for learning and development hubs, corporate communications, customer service support and the national strategy for outreach. 

She holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) Degree in International Development from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom; PD Certificate in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Thailand; Master of Science (M.Sc.) Economics, Management of Information Services, University of Wales, Aberystwyth; Master of International Affairs and Diplomacy (MIAD), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science and Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.