Wigwe's death: Access Holdings names Agbede as Acting GCEO

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Following the death of Dr. Herbert Wigwe, the Access Holdings Plc has named an Executive Director, Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the organization, reports ITREALMS.

Until his death last Friday in a Chopper crash at United States, Wigwe was the former GCEO of Access Holdings.

Kyari urges stakeholders, Nigerians to refrain from issuing goodwill messages - ITREALMS

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The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Malam Mele Kyari, expresses gratitude to stakeholders and Nigerians for their enthusiasm regarding his reappointment by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, reports ITREALMS.

Viewing this reappointment as a renewed challenge, Kyari is committed to stabilizing the oil industry and enhancing service delivery for increased revenue.

NNPCL board: Kyari retains GCEO, Akinyelure becomes chairman - ITREALMS

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The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari has been reappointed with Chief Pius Akinyelure becoming the Non-Executive Board Chairman, reports ITREALMS.

Kyari and Akinyelure would be joined in the latest appointment by seven others, including Alhaji Umar Isa Ajiya — Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Ledum Mitee — Non-Executive Director, Mr. Musa Tumsa — Non-Executive Director, Mr. Ghali Muhammad — Non-Executive Director, Prof. Mustapha Aliyu — Non-Executive Director, Mr. David Ogbodo — Non-Executive Director; and Ms. Eunice Thomas — Non-Executive Director.

ISON to set up ultramodern facilities in four cities

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The Global Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), ISON, a business process outsourcing, Pravin Kumar, has said the company plans to establish four state-of the-art facilities in Ibadan, Abeokuta, Ilorin, and Kano, reports ITRealms.

ISON BPO, he said, has excellent Call Centre facilities around the globe including the one in Ibadan and plans to replicate same standards all over Nigeria with plans to deploy an additional $20 million about N3.97billion investment with about 4,000 workers to be engaged in Nigeria before end of this year.

The CEO while speaking Tuesday in Lagos at ProTea Hotel during a press conference said ISON, which has about 7,000 employees across 12 countries, in which 4,500 are in 10 countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa, noted that in Nigeria,they have about 1,300 workers since it commenced operation in Nigeria in 2011 of which 99 per cent of the workers are Nigerians, adding that Airtel and AIICO are the company’s key clients in the country.

He also stated that the company targets to employ about 25,000 workers in Nigeria in the next four years, ITRealms reports.

Mr. Kumar also said the company’s business expansion activities in Nigeria, is focusing in the call centre segment of the telecommunication sector.

He itemized infrastructure like power, good roads, location, language and security among others as ISON’s primary considerations in the establishment of offices in the cities, adding that ISON BPO has presence in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda with plans to add nine more centres with additional 5000 employees in the region. 

ITRealms gathered that Mr. Kumar,an industry veteran with over 35 years of experience is credited with the creation of three large business empires in the BPO, is regarded as a pioneer in call center services.

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Ecobank names Nigerian Ayeyemi new GCEO

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The parent company of the Ecobank Group, the Ecobank Transnational Incorporated with operations in 36 countries on the continent, has named Mr. Ade Ayeyemi the new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the bank with effects from September 1, 2015, reports DigitalSENSE Business News.

A press statement from the Africa Press Organisation on behalf of the group informed DigitalSENSE Business News that Mr Ayeyemi, 52, would replace Mr. Albert Essien, who is due to retire on June 30, 2015.

According to Ecobank, Mr. Essien would be stepping aside in retirement after 25 years of meritorious service with the Group. 

Between the June 30 and September 1, Ecobank hinted DigitalSENSE Business News that an interim arrangement will be made by the Ecobank Board for the management of the Group during the period 1 July through 31 August, pending the resumption of the new GCEO.

An experienced banker with long and successful career with Citigroup, where he is currently Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s sub-Saharan Africa division, based in Johannesburg, Mr. Ayeyemi is graduate Accountant from the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree with First Class Honours. He also studied at the University of London and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme.

A certified UNIX Administrator and Network Operating Systems Manager, Ayeyemi has many interests including business strategy, economics, process engineering and technology.

Ecobank Group Chairman Emmanuel Ikazoboh said that after a thorough and extensive search throughout the African continent, the management is delighted to have secured Ade as the person to lead Ecobank through the next phase of its development and beyond as a world-class pan-African bank. 

“Ade is a truly outstanding individual with deep knowledge of banking across Africa, and we welcome him to the Board. At the same time, I should like to thank Albert Essien for his 25-year career at Ecobank and for his stellar service as Group Chief Executive Officer over the past year. We wish him well in his retirement,” he said.

Responding on his new appointment, Mr. Ayeyemi declared “I am delighted to have been offered the opportunity to lead this great institution, and commend Albert Essien for his legacy work of helping further the premier pan-African financial institution. Ecobank has an exceptional platform, great people, solid strategy and strong momentum. I sincerely look forward to working with the management team, the Board of Directors, and the employees of Ecobank as we set new standards in financial services for our clients across the board."

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