NAHCO appoints New GMD, as Olatokunbo bows out next month

By Tobi Adetunji

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc. has appointed Mr. Indranil Gupta as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer-designate with effect from December 7.

According to the statement, the appointment is following the impending retirement of the GMD/CEO of the company, Mrs. Olatokunbo Fagbemi, with effect from December 19, 2021, upon the completion of her contract tenure

It said, “Gupta has Bachelor of Science from Bardhaman Raj College in 1991 and Master of Business Administration (Marketing and Foreign Trade) from L N Mishra Institute of Business Management in 1994.

“He has 26 years’ experience in managing various aviation businesses in India, Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa. He worked at Mumbai/Kolkata/Bangalore International Airports as the senior airport manager in 2007; deputy general manager in 2011; general manager 2016; vice president-airport operations and project delivery at GVK Airports 360 Indonesia in 2017; managing director, GSEZ-Airports in 2018; and director-general, AEROPORT De Libreville, Gabon in 2020.”

According to the statement, his strengths include leveraging potential of balance sheet profit, even in the COVID-affected year, organisation structuring to accommodate expansion, strong brand presence and motivating promoters.