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LBS Faculty Update
Faculty Update
Lagos Business School faculty, Dr Ijeoma Nwagwu has been selected by the 2020 PSAG Recognition Initiative as one of 40 women who are driving the U n i t e d N a t i o n s S u s t a i n a b l e Development Goals in Nigeria.
The Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG) Nigeria was created to provide PSAG Global, an arm of the United Nations with guidance and strategic support to achieve better development results in coordination with the private sector in Nigeria. The thrust of the PSAG Recognition Initiative is the Agenda 2030 tagline “Leave no one behind” and its goal to engender inclusivity and women empowerment. The announcement of the 40 Leading Ladies was done as part of the commemoration of the UN International Day for Violence Against Women on November 25.
The list highlights the importance of the active involvement of women in the a c h i e v e m e n t o f t h e U N S D G s . Commenting on this, Dr Nwagwu said, “the most prosperous countries are those that are inclusive and supportive of women as a key part of the human family. Women's financial inclusion, for example, which is the focus of our work on financial inclusion at LBS, opens the door to healthy and well-educated households. Research shows that when women are economically empowered and financially included, their decisionmaking power, opportunities, esteem and well-being improve. When women are able to spend, save and borrow in meaningful ways, the resilience of households to economic shocks such as we are experiencing now also improves.”
Other notable women selected alongside Dr Nwagwu include Nigeria's Minister for Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; S p e c i a l A d v i s o r t o P r e s i d e n t M u h a m m a d u B u h a r i o n S o c i a l Investments and member of LBS Advisory Board, Maryam Uwais; CEO Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation, Osayi Alile; and co-founder, Sahel Consulting, Ndidi Nwuneli.
Speaking on the recognition and its relevance for her role as a Sustainability Faculty at Lagos Business School, Dr Nwagwu said, “it renews the opportunity through my work at Lagos Business School to partner with industry, g o v e r n m e n t a n d c i v i l s o c i e t y organisations to take action on key sustainable development goals such as no poverty (Goal 1) zero hunger (Goal 2) and so on. These partnerships are crucial if we are to meet the 2030 deadline to realise the SDGs and thereby ensure economic, social and environmental sustainability for all.”
She added that these partnerships are crucial to the applied capacity-building and research carried out at LBS.
Through its Sustainability Centre, LBS combines theory and practice on sustainability, build leadership skills and support constructive dialogue and collaboration between business, government, civil society and academics to find solutions to critical sustainability challenges.
Professor of Information Systems, Olayinka DavidWest is now Associate Dean of Lagos Business School. The appointment was approved on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 by the University Management Council (UMC) of the Pan-Atlantic University; and is preceded by the appointment of Professor of Strategic Management, Chris Ogbechie as the School's new Dean.
In her new role as Associate Dean, David-West who is a member of the LBS Management Board and Team Lead at the Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Financial Services (SIDFS), will now be responsible for Faculty, Research, MBA programmes, DBA programme, Learning Innovation, Accreditations and Rankings. With over two decades of experience in the information technology and systems industry, David-West combines her teaching and research interests with industry consulting engagements in the areas of strategic IS planning, IT personnel selection, IT assessment & review/due diligence, e-business, business planning, software selection & management, systems implementation, project & change management, business process improvement and systems design.
She holds a doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Manchester Business School; an MSc in Business Systems Analysis and Design from City University, London; and a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Lagos.
Lagos Business School has a new Director of Executive Education
The graduate school of Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos Business School, has appointed Victor Banjo as its new Director of Executive Education.
Effective January 1, 2021, Banjo became responsible for the department that manages Lagos Business School's executive education. He will lead the strategic direction and marketing of executive programmes, open seminars and custom programmes.
Before joining Lagos Business School, Banjo functioned as the Chief People Officer of Green Africa, where he led strategic people leadership and direction for a culturally diverse workforce as a member of the airline's leadership team. His career in people management started with Spicers Limited in the United Kingdom as a regional training and development officer. He has also held the Human Resources leadership position (or its equivalent) at British American Tobacco, Virgin Group, Jagal Group, Oceanic Bank and developed/implemented HR strategy involving career management and succession planning, performance management and competency design.
Banjo replaces Lilian Uwaeme who led the Executive Education team for nearly three years. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development UK, with 21 years of experience as an accomplished human resources practitioner and business leader. On his plans for the Executive Education department, Banjo said, “I am excited to be joining Lagos Business School, the leader in executive education in Africa. I look forward to raising the bar of excellence that the school is known for through innovative, research-based business solutions developed from our deep knowledge of doing business in Africa”. Banjo has worked in the FMCG, Aviation, Manufacturing, Consulting, Maritime and Financial Services industries in the United Kingdom, Africa and the United Arab Emirates. He brings to this role a working knowledge of over twenty African countries. Banjo is an alumnus of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, and an International Finance Corporation (IFC) certified trainer for Corporate Governance and Director Development.
Victor Banjo
