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AMP 23 Okaima Ohizua appointed ED/CEO of Transcorp Power Ltd.

Okaima Ohizua has been appointed as Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) Power Ltd., the power subsidiary of Transcorp Group. Prior to her appointment she was the Executive Director, Customer Services at Transcorp Hotels. She has over 25 years working experience and has been key to the continued service transformation at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, since joining the Board and Management in 2013. Preceding her role at Transcorp Hotels, Ohizua worked at Heirs Holdings as Chief of Staff to the Chairman Mr Tony Elumelu; at United Bank of Africa Plc as the Executive Director in charge of Customer Service; and at Citibank, Citigroup (Nigeria and Kenya) from 1991, for over 15 years, in units as varied and diverse as Customer Service, Operations, Electronic Banking, Sales & Marketing as well as in Relationship Management. A graduate of law from the University of Benin and the Nigerian Law School, Ohizua is an alumna of the Advanced Management Programme (AMP 23), Lagos Business School.

AMP 32 Owen Omogiafo appointed as President and Group CEO of Transcorp Group

Owen Omogiafo has been appointed as President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp), a diversified conglomerate with strategic investments and core interests in the hospitality, agribusiness and energy sectors. Prior to her appointment, Owen was the MD/CEO of Transcorp Hotels Plc and has over two decades of corporate experience in organisational development, human capital management, banking, change management and hospitality. She has worked as the Chief Operating Officer of the Tony Elumelu Foundation; HR Advisor to the GMD/CEO at the United Bank for Africa (UBA); and as an Organisation and Human Performance Consultant at Accenture. An alumna of the Advanced Management Programme (AMP 32), Omogiafo succeeded Valentine Ozigbo, another alumnus of LBS, effective March 25, 2020. In addition to the AMP, Omogiafo holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Benin and a Masters in Human Resource Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, UK and a Certified Change Manager with the Prosci Institute, USA.

AMP 32 Christopher Ezeafulukwe appointed as MD/CEO of Transcorp Power Plant

Christopher Ezeafulukwe has been appointed as the Managing Director / Chief Operating Officer of Transcorp Power Plant. He was the Executive Director, Business Development & Legal, Transcorp Plc. Ezeafulukwe has over 21 years' experience in business development, legal advisory and company secretarial roles. He holds an LL.B from the University of Lagos, a B.L from the Nigerian Law School, an LL.M from the University of Lagos and LL.M in Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources Law from the University of Houston, Texas. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators of Nigeria, the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators and was a member of the Executive Council of Association of Power Generation Companies of Nigeria. He is an alumnus of the Advanced Management Programme (AMP 32), Lagos Business School.

CEP 9 Ibukun Awosika named winner of Business Achievement Award by International Business Honour Society

Ibukun Awosika, has been named the recipient of the 2020 Beta Gamma Sigma Business Achievement Award. Founded in 1913, Beta Gamma Sigma is an exclusive international business honour society for AACSB-accredited schools, which are the top 5% of business school programs around the world. The Business Achievement Award is presented in honour of individuals for their significant achievement in business. 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. Founder and CEO of The Chair Centre Group, Awosika is a foremost entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker. In a similar vein, Awosika received the Distinguished Alumni Award at the 25th edition of the LBS President's Dinner where she acknowledged LBS' role in increasing her desire and thirst for knowledge. Past winners of the BGS Business Achievement Award include Scott Salmirs, president and CEO of ABM Industries, one of the largest facility services providers listed on the New York Stock Exchange; and Angie Grissom, president of The Rainmaker Companies, a training, consulting and alliances firm serving accounting and legal industries. Awosika is a fellow of the African Leadership Initiative, Aspen Global Leadership Network, Institute of Directors, and Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria. She is a member of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG); has served on National Job Creation Committee (NCJC), and sits on the International Advisory Board of IESE Business School, Barcelona-Spain. She is an alumna of the Chief Executive Programme (CEP 9); the Global Executive MBA of IESE Business School, Barcelona-Spain; and Global CEO Programme of Wharton, IESE and C.E.I.B.S Business Schools. She obtained her BSc. in Chemistry from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Nigeria.

EMBA 3 Korede Adenowo appointed as Head, Global Banking, and Nigeria of Standard Charted Bank

Korede Adenowo has been appointed as Head, Global Banking, and Nigeria at Standard Charted Bank. Adenowo joined Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria as one of its pioneer staff in 1999. Prior to joining the Bank, he worked in Societe Generale Bank Nigeria and Deloitte Nigeria, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1990. Over the last 20 years with the Bank, Adenowo served in various capacities including being the Head of Global Corporates in Nigeria; West Africa and Africa respectively. Subsequently, he was the Cluster Head, Financial Institutions and Public Sector, West Africa where he provided strong leadership in building and managing key strategic FI relationships across the region. In his most recent role, Adenowo was the Chief Executive Officer for Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in The Gambia and still serves as a non-Executive Director of Standard Chartered Sierra Leone from 2014.

An Economist turned Chartered Accountant; Adenowo is an alumnus of INSEAD and Said Business School of Oxford University where he had management training in Leadership and holds an Executive MBA from the Lagos Business School. He was appointed a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria in 2000.

EMBA 4 Samuel Egube appointed as Commissioner, Economic Planning & Budget, Lagos State

Samuel Egube was appointed Lagos state commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget. Sam was also a member of the Sanwo-Olu Transition committee.

A professional banker and writer, Egube has over twenty years of experience in Banking and Financial Services, Business Consulting and Engineering, Strategy and Financial Management, Project Finance Evaluation/Structuring, Operations' Evaluation and Optimization, training and motivational speaking.

He began his career with Arthur Andersen and Company (now KPMG professionals in Nigeria), and has worked in United Bank for Africa Plc, NNB International Bank Plc, First Bank Nigeria Plc, Diamond Bank Plc and other financial institutions. Egube is a fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration (FICA), member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (AMNIN), member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE), a member of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering of Nigeria (COREN) and the Chartered Institute of Bankers.

He attended the University of Benin where he bagged a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) degree. He is also an alumnus of IESE Business School, Spain and Lagos Business School (EMBA 4).

EMBA 4 Bunmi Lawson appointed as MD, EdFin MFB

Bunmi Lawson has been appointed as Managing Director of Edfin, a new international Microfinance bank with focus on microlending to support and transform the Educational Sector in Nigeria. She is the immediate past and the pioneer Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of ACCION Microfinance Bank Limited, a bank she nurtured from infancy to a leading National Microfinance bank. A former Executive Director, FATE Foundation Ltd/Gte, Co-founder and Executive Director, VLA Lawrence & Associates, she has over 29 years professional experience in finance, insurance, marketing, auditing and banking Lawson is a Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Institute of Credit Administration of Nigeria, Institute of Credit & Collections Management of Nigeria and Association of Investment Advisers & Portfolio Managers of Nigeria and Member, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. She is an ex-officio of Fintech Association of Nigeria and a director of Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFInA), (the UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded financial sector development entity). She sits on board of various organizations including CIBN Press; Advisory Boards of Bridge International Academies, Co-Creation Hub (CcHub), Nigeria, MaTontine Inc. New York, Simply Exponential Consult Limited, amongst others Lawson has attended several courses both locally and internationally at renowned institutions including Harvard Business School, INSEAD and the Boulder Institute for Microfinance and has successfully completed the CBN/CIBN Microfinance Certification Programme. She holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the IESE Business School, University of Navarra and is an alumna of Lagos Business School (EMBA 4).

EMBA 9 Gbenga Makinde appointed as MD/CEO of United Bank for Africa SA, Benin Republic

Gbenga Martins Makinde (popularly known as GMak) was appointed the MD/CEO, United Bank for Africa Benin SA, Benin Republic effective January 2020. Prior to his appointment, he was at the headquarters of United Bank for Africa Plc, Nigeria as Divisional Head, Corporate Banking Directorate, in charge of multinational manufacturers of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) with huge portfolios in breweries, beverages, foods and personal care industries. He commenced his banking career as a merchant banker in 1997 and his experience of over 22 years cuts across four banks where he cuts his teeth in retail, commercial and corporate banking; branch management and credit risk management. Makinde is a graduate of Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) and an alumnus of the Executive MBA programme (EMBA 9) of Lagos Business School. He is a fellow of Institute of Credit Administrators.

EMBA 12 SPARC appoints Nkechi Olalere, M.D as Executive Director

Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Centre (SPARC), a health systems purchasing initiative established as a partnership between Results for Development (R4D) and Amref Health Africa (Kenya), has appointed Dr Nkechi Olalere as Executive Director. Prior to this appointment, Dr Olalere was the Regional Technical Advisor (East & West Africa) Sustainable Health Financing at the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI). She also led CHAI's support to the Rwanda Social Security Board as the Technical Advisor to the Community Based Health Insurance Scheme. In her previous assignments, Dr Olalere served as the Chief Operating Officer – Hygeia HMO, Chief Executive Officer – Northbound Consults Limited (a Wellness Company) and Managing Director Redcare Health Services Limited (an HMO) in Lagos. She has had an extensive career spanning general medical practice, wellness, health insurance and more broadly, health financing. Dr Olalere was nominated in 2015 for the Nigeria Healthcare Excellence Awards for Healthcare Media Excellence-Electronic (Special Awards Category) and received the Excellence Award in the Nigerian top Executives in the Financial Services and Insurance Industry (2015) publication. Dr Olalere has a MPH from the University of Liverpool and is an alumna of the Executive MBA programme (EMBA 12), Lagos Business School.

FTMBA 8 Ruth Bisola Olusanya appointed Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Agriculture

Ruth Bisola Olusanya has been appointed as Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Agriculture. Olusanya has almost 10 years of professional experience in leadership roles in Sales & Marketing and Supply Chain management – executing strategies towards Food security, SME inclusion, growth and profitability within a sustainable ecosystem. Prior to her appointment, Olusanya worked for Olam International, one of the world's largest Food and Agro Supply chain companies, where her stellar performance propelled her to senior management level within three years. At Olam Ghana, she led the Sales, Marketing and Supply chain operations, while managing international stakeholders in Mozambique, Cameroun, Vietnam, Thailand, India, UAE, and Singapore.

OMP 11 / CEP 25 Tara Fela-Durotoye listed among Forbes “Top 50 most powerful women in Africa”

Tara Fela-Durotoye, CEO, House of Tara International has just made the list of “The Top 50 Most Powerful Women In Africa” on Forbes Woman Africa in the March 2020 edition. For the selection of the 50 most powerful women in Africa, Forbes Woman Africa says that it considered women who are leaders, influential, consistent and have created an impact in Africa. Durotoye helped build the make-up industry in Nigeria from the ground up as she founded Africa's first indigenous make up brand, House of Tara International, over 2 decades ago. Passionate about female empowerment and helping women run more successful businesses, she created initiatives like the Beauty Entrepreneur scheme which has set up over 15,000 women to own their own beauty businesses.

She is the recipient of several awards including a recent National Recognition Award for her contribution in social impact and job creation presented to her by the Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and the YouWIN! Connect Award of Excellence. She is a member of the France/Nigeria Investment club which was incorporated in 2018 by the French President Emmanuel Macron.

Durotoye is an alumna of INSEAD Abu Dhabi, Yale University, The Stanford SEED Transformation Programme, and the Harvard Kennedy School having completed the Global Leadership and Public Policy in the 21st century. Durotoye is an alumna of the Owner-Manager and Chief Executive Programmes (OMP 11 & CEP 25) of Lagos Business School. Footprints | First issue 2020 75

SMP 19 Zenith Bank Plc and Africa Finance Corporation appoints Henry Oroh as Executive Director and Non-Executive Director respectively

Henry Oroh has been appointed as Executive Director by Zenith bank Plc and non-Executive Director by Africa Finance Corporation, the pan-African multilateral development financial institution established to bridge Africa's infrastructure investment gap. Oroh, who has almost three decades of banking experience, joined Zenith Bank in 1999 from Citibank where he spent 7 years in Operations, Treasury & Marketing. Having worked in various capacities and risen through the ranks, he was seconded to Zenith Bank Ghana Limited as an Executive Director in 2012, where he also become the Managing Director/Chief Executive in 2016.

Oroh holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from University of Benin, Edo State, an MBA from the Lagos State University as well as an LLB degree from the University of Lagos. He is

a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIBN), Nigeria. He has also attended several leadership programmes and executive management courses at the Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School, New York, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, HEC Paris & JP Morgan Chase, UK. He is an alumnus of the Senior Management Programme (SMP 19), Lagos Business School.

SMP 24 Premier Oiwoh appointed CEO, Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc

Premier Oiwoh has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS). With over 25 years of experience in the banking sector, Oiwoh has been described as “a strategic process enabler with vast experience in Process Automation, Centralisation, Payment System Implementation, Security and Information Technology”. Before his appointment as MD/CEO at NIBSS, Oiwoh was the Executive Director (Operations & Technology) at Keystone Bank. He has also functioned as Director/Head Operations and IT and other similar capacities. Oiwoh is an alumnus of the Senior Management Programme (SMP 24) at Lagos Business School and the Advanced Management Programme (AMP) at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

SMP 30 Mohamed Rufai appointed Chief Technical Officer at MTN Nigeria

M ohammed Ru fai) has been named Chief Technical Officer of lead ing telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria. He will be responsible for designing the company's technology strategy, developing its technology infrastructure, and supervising the implementation of network operations. Before his appointment, Rufai was with MTN Group as General Manager, Technology in South-East Africa and Ghana region and held the position of Chief Technical Officer at MTN Ghana until 2015. He joined MTN Nigeria in 2002 as an RF/BTS Support Engineer in Kano and has twice been named CTO of the Year at the Ghana IT and Telecommunications Awards (GITTA). Rufai is a graduate of Computer Science from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. He also has certifications from Cranfield University and Duke Corporate Education, India. He is an alumnus of the Senior Management Programme (SMP 30) of Lagos Business School.

SMP 52 Chimezie Okonkwo joins Cheki as CEO

Chimezie Okonkwo has joined Cheki, the online car marketplace company as Chief Executive Officer.

Okonkwo has over 13 years of experience in the telecommunications sector, where he was primarily responsible for managing and driving revenue for digital products and valueadded services.

Okonkwo was previously Manager, Digital Products at 9Mobile, and was responsible for maximising revenue & margin return for the legacy services portfolio among other responsibilities. Before joining 9Mobile, he was the Team Lead, Mobile VAS at Terragon Group. Okonkwo holds a Special Executive Masters Certificate from the Metropolitan School of Business & Management, Dubai. He also holds a Senior Management Programme Certificate (SMP 52) from the Lagos Business School (LBS) and a Bachelors' Degree in Business Administration.

SMP 65 Halima Buba appointed as MD/CEO of SunTrust Bank

SunTrust Bank Limited Executive Officer. has appointed Halima Buba as its Managing Director/Chief

Buba has nearly two decades of cognate experience in financial services, spanning diverse functions in the banking industry. She rose to the level of Deputy General Manager at Ecobank Nigeria Limited before resigning to take up appointment as a pioneer Executive Management staff at TAJ Consortium Nigeria Ltd. She had previously served on the Board of Adamawa Homes and Savings Limited. Buba was also recently appointed as a non-executive director at Anchoria Asset Management (AAM), a specialist provider of active investment products and services to institutional and individual investors. She is a non-executive director at Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Finance and Control in Nigeria, Institute of Capital Market Registrars and Institute of loan and Risk Management of Nigeria. She is also an honorary member of the Nigerian Chartered Institute of Bankers. Buba holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc) and Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Maiduguri. She is an alumna of the Senior Management Programme (SMP 65), Lagos Business School.

EMBA 24 Olumuyiwa Olusanya appointed MD/CEO at Health Partners HMO

Dr Olumuyiwa Olusanya has been appointed as MD/CEO at Health Partners HMO. Prior to this position, he was an executive director in the same organisation. He was also Head of Care Management/Medical Services at Hygeia HMO prior to joining Health Partners HMO. A Six Sigma Black Belt trained healthcare professional, Dr Olusanya has almost 15 years' diversified experience in various health insurance models and plans with core expertise in innovation of processes and systems. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Ibadan and has a certificate in Health Economics (Essential Public Health Functions) from the World Bank Institute. He recently concluded his Executive MBA (EMBA 24) at Lagos Business School.