Nacho Aviance appoints Obabori as new Executive Director

By Seth Akande

The Board of Directors of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (the Company) has announced the appointment of a new Executive  Director Business and Corporate Services of the Company.

In a statement made available by the company Secretary, Bello A. Abdullahi , Dikko & Mahmoud Solicitors, the former Executive Director Mr. Olumuyiwa Augustus Olumekun who retired upon completion of his contract tenure in February 2022 will be replaced by newly appointed Executive Director Dr. Olusola Peter Obabori.

The appointment of Dr. Olusola Peter Obabori took effect from May 1, 2022. Dr. Obabori holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, a Master of Business Administration (MBA), a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and a doctorate degree in Business Administration, all from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

He is an alumnus of numerous advanced management and leadership programmes from world-class institutions, including – The School of Business Leadership of the University of South Africa, McGill Executive Institute, Canada; Lagos Business School, Nigeria; Harvard Business School, USA; Haas Business School of the University of California, Berkeley, USA; The University of Westminster, United Kingdom and FedEx Purple Academy, Belgium where he excelled as the Purple Star Award Winner in 2006.

Olusola is also a member of the Institute of Directors (IOD) of Nigeria; Fellow of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (Chartered); Fellow of the Institute of Business Development, and Fellow of the Institute of Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

He sits on the Councils of the Nigerian American Chamber of Commerce, the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce and some not-for-profit organizations. Before joining NAHCO Plc in May 2022, as the Group Executive Director, Business & Corporate Services, Olusola had served as the Group Managing Director/CEO of Red Star Express Plc.