Funke Bucknor-Obruthe’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Nigerian entrepreneur
Is Entrepreneur
From Nigeria
Type Business
Gender female
Birth

27 June 1976, Lagos

Age 44 years

Funke Bucknor-Obruthe (born June 27, 1976) is a Nigerian entrepreneur and lawyer. She is the founder and CEO of Zapphaire Events and is regarded as one of Nigeria’s pioneering event planners.

Early life and education

Bucknor-Obruthe was born to Segun and Shola Bucknor in Lagos State, Southwestern Nigeria. She began her basic and secondary school education at Fountain Nursery and Primary School, Lagos and Nigeria Navy Secondary School, Lagos before she proceeded to study Law at the University of Lagos. In 2000, she was called to bar after attending the Nigerian Law School in Abuja.

Career

After practicing law briefly, Bucknor-Obruthe was employed at Tie Communications, an advertisement agency, where she worked for a short period. In 2003, her love for event planning made her start Zapphaire Events, an independent event planning entreprise. She has since gone on to plan and organize several high-profile events within and outside Nigeria and has won several awards and recognitions including being featured in CNN’s Inside Africa for planning a Nigerian royal wedding. Some of these include the Future Award for ‘Entrepreneur of the Year'(2006), the Wedding Planner Magazine Award for ‘Wedding Planner of the Year'(2007), Go2girl Life Achievement Awards (2011), Nigerian Events Awards for Outstanding Contribution to the Events Industry (2012), etc.

Books

  • The Essential Bridal Handbook

    Recognitions

    In 2014, Nigerian online magazine YNaija listed Bucknor-Obruthe in its “10 Most Powerful Under-40s in Business”. In 2016, she was listed in the BBC’s 100 Women series.

    Personal life

    Bucknor-Obruthe is married to Onome Obruthe with whom she has two children. She is the elder sister of Nigerian media personality Tosyn Bucknor.

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