LBS FOOTPRINTS Alumni in the news
EMBA 10 Charles Ivenso is appointed Chief Operating Officer at Lagos Business School Lagos Business School (LBS) has announced the appointment of Charles Ivenso as its Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for all the operations and support units at the School. Prior to the appointment, he was its Director of Finance and Administration. Mr Ivenso is a finance and management professional with over 25 years' experience spanning industries such as banking, mining and oil and gas. He is also a member of the LBS Management Board in which capacity he shares responsibility with other board members for providing overall leadership and strategic direction to the business school. Prior to joining LBS in 2003 as Finance Manager, Charles variously held senior commercial and operations roles at Marca International Limited (now Optima Energy Group Limited) and Union Petroleum Services Limited, both of which are oil trading companies with operations across several countries. He started his career in banking and subsequently co-founded a startup in the mining industry. Charles also serves in a non-executive capacity as the Chairman of the Board of Niger Foundation Hospital, a nonprofit multi-specialist hospital in Enugu, Nigeria. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a member of the Society for Corporate Governance, Nigeria. He holds a B.sc degree in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Nigeria and the Advanced Management Programme certificate from IESE Business School, Barcelona. He is an alumnus of the Executive MBA programme (EMBA) 10 of Lagos Business School.
EMBA 23 Temitope Adegoroye is Partner at Sahel Consulting Temitope Adegoroye has been named as Partner at Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd. The company is focused on agriculture & nutrition landscape in West Africa. The appointment was announced on April 9, 2021. Mr Adegoroye joined Sahel Consulting in 2013 as an analyst and rose to Associate partner in 2019 during his Executive MBA programme at Lagos Business School. With over 10 years of experience in agribusiness and management consulting, Adegoroye has deep knowledge of the dynamics of the formal and informal agricultural markets in West Africa. He is a respected expert in the seed systems landscape with a focus on roots and tubers, currently serves as a leader on the BASICS II project, and actively supports the YIIFSWA II project of the company. He holds a BSc in Plant Science from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, and a Master of Science degree in Agronomy from the University of Ibadan. Mr Adegoroye is an alumnus of the Executive MBA (EMBA) 23 class of Lagos Business School, where he believes he obtained acceleration for his career progression.
FTMBA 9 Stephanie Obi is recipient of Beta Gamma Sigma 2021 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award Founder and CEO of TrainQuarters, Stephanie Obi, has been named as a Beta Gamma Sigma 2021 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award winner. The Beta Gamma Sigma Entrepreneurial Achievement Award specifically recognises individuals who develop, organise, and enhance successful new ventures. Individuals are nominated by Beta Gamma Sigma chapters around the world and winners are selected based on criteria such as ethical business leadership and values of the Beta Gamma Sigma Society, including honour and integrity, and the pursuit of wisdom, earnestness, and service. Beta Gamma Sigma is the exclusive business honour society for students enrolled in business and management programmes accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The LBS BGS chapter was established in November 2017.
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