OBITUARY/TRIBUTE

Joseph Olu Taiwo

Joseph Olu Taiwo popularly known as Jo Taiwo has passed on. He was until his death the Managing Director, Wilford Consulting Group based in Budapest. Described as a perfect gentleman, Mr. Taiwo was a management consultant, engineer, trainer, coach and lecturer.

Born in Ogun State, Nigeria, he completed his primary and secondary education in Abeokuta – his hometown – before travelling to Hungary where he graduated from the prestigious BME (Budapesti Mûszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem), a technical university where he studied Chemical Engineering and Management.  

He also attended Institute of Leadership and Management, London, UK

From 1991 to 2001, he was the principal lecturer at the International Business School, Budapest after which he worked in Hospital & Health Care industry for two years.

He spent another two years from 2004-2006 at Solectron (now Flextronics) Electronics.

All this while from 2002 to 2010 he was a university teacher as Adjunct Senior lecturer at the Central European University Business School.

He is blessed with three children. May his soul rest in peace

By Hakeem Babalola