Alumni Happenings

IJEOMA OKORO

THOMAS OLORIEGBE

AMP 24 Ijeoma Okoro is named among five women leading the fight against Polio in the world

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has named Ijeoma Okoro as one of five rotary women leading the fight against Polio globally. GPEI is the largest international public health initiative in history dedicated to the eradication of the Polio disease. It began in 1987 with a campaign by Rotary International, an international service organisation whose stated purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian service and to advance goodwill and peace around the world.

Okoro is a very active member of the Rotary club of Port Harcourt, where she directs the “End Polio Now” activities throughout sub-Saharan Africa. She has received several awards for her work with Rotary International including Best Rotarian of the Rotary Club of Port Harcourt for 3 separate years; Four Avenues of Service Citation for Individual Rotarians; Society award for Exemplary Leadership (2014) and a stone raised in her honour at the Paul Harris Memorial Walkway in Chicago, USA. She has been the Port Harcourt club president, district treasurer, chair of several committees, assistant governor, governor, and district trainer for districts over the years. She was recently appointed as the Endowment/Major gift adviser for a region (2021 -2024).

She is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Corporate Administration (NCIA) and the Institute of Management Consultants. She is a member of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce & Industry Mines & Agriculture (PHACCIMA) and Port Harcourt Club. She is also an active member of Mater Misericordea Catholic Church and a Knight of St. John International (Laux).

Okoro is the Regional Director, (Eastern Operations) of Consolidated Hallmark Insurance PLC, overseeing Branches in South- East/ South- South states in Nigeria. She is an alumna of the University of Calabar (B.A 1990), University of Nigeria (PGD Management, 1993) and the Advanced Management Programme (AMP 24) of Lagos Business School where she has previously served as President.

AMP 30 Thomas Oloriegbe appointed Group Managing Director, Nosak Group

The board of Directors of Nosak Group announced the appointment of Thomas Oloriegbe as the Group Managing Director (GMD), effective August 2020. Oloriegbe will now be responsible for overseeing the Group's business operations while providing strategic guidance towards the attainment of its short and long term goals. Oloriegbe brings over 21 years of experience to the role. As a professional consultant and project manager, he has worked across Real Estate Management, Business Consulting and Mortgage Banking. Oloriegbe joined the Group in 2008. Before this appointment, he functioned as its Chief Operating Officer, a role in which he served for four years.

In addition to the SMP, Oloriegbe holds a Masters' in Business Administration from the University of Calabar. He is also a Fellow of the Certified Institute of Cost Management of Nigeria, a certified management trainer from the Center for Management Development (CMD) and a member of the Institute of Directors, Nigeria. He is an alumnus of the Advanced Management Programme (AMP 30) of Lagos Business School.

MAZI SAM OHABUNWA

LUCKY AIYEDATIWA

CEP 5

Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa celebrates 70th birthday with the launch of his book, Wired to Lead The current President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa OFR, celebrated his th70 birthday on August 16, 2020. The inspirational leader marked the celebration of his life in grand style with many dignitaries in a physical & virtual ceremony. He also launched his book, Wired to Lead, based on his life lessons gained from his many years of organisational leadership. Mazi Ohuabunwa joined Pfizer Products Plc in 1978 as a Pharmacy Sales Representative and rose to become the Chairman/CEO in 1993. In 1997, he led the Management buy-over of Pfizer Inc shares in Pfizer Products Plc, transforming the resultant company, Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc, into a medium-sized Nigerian R&D Based Pharmaceutical company. He voluntarily retired from the company after 33 years service in the industry, 18 years of which were at CEO level. He is a fellow of several Professional Organisations, including the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, the Nigerian academy of Pharmacy, the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists, the Nigerian Institute of Management, the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, the Institute of Management Consultants, and the Association of Corporate Governance Professionals of Nigeria. He founded the Sam Ohuabunwa Foundation for Economic Empowerment in 2009, serves as the Managing Consultant of Starteam Consult, and is on the board of several Organisations. He is a knight of Saint Christopher of the Anglican Communion and serves as the National Coordinator- Strategic Operations of the Full Gospel Business Fellowship Int'l. He was honored as a Member of the Order of the Niger, in 2001, Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR), in 2011 and a recipient of the National Productivity Order of Merit Award in 2018. Mazi Ohuabunwa studied Pharmacy in the University of Ife, graduating in 1976 and did Postgraduate training in Business and Organisational Management at Columbia University, USA. He is an alumnus of Lagos Business School (CEP 5).

CEP 18 Lucky Aiyedatiwa is elected Deputy Governor, Ondo State

The current President of the Chief Executive Programme (CEP 18) class, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has emerged as the Deputy Governor of Ondo State in the recently concluded governorship elections in Ondo State. Honourable Aiyedatiwa was a member of the House of Representatives for Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency and a Federal Commissioner representing Ondo State on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Prior to these appointments, Aiyedatiwa founded Blue Walls Group of Companies in 1996, which include: Blue Wall Nigeria Ltd (a Trading Company), Blue Wall BDC Nigeria Ltd (a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) licensed foreign exchange trading company) and Blue Wall Safety Travels and Tours (an IATA licensed Travel Agency and Logistics Company). He obtained his Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) in Economics & Government from Lagos State College of Education (now Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education). After a period as a classroom teacher and subsequent diversification into business, Aiyedatiwa later attended University of Ibadan for an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration with distinction in 2001. He obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom after undergoing the Chief Executive programme (CEP 19) at Lagos Business School.