Olatokunbo Adenike Fagbemi has been appointed as the new Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer for the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc.
He appointment follows the adoption of a new group structure by the Board of Directors.
Mrs. Fagbemi’s appointment was announced in a notice to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) by the Board of Directors of the company.
She took over effective December 20, 2018, following the resignation of the erstwhile Managing Director, Idris Yakubu.
Fagbemi’s appointment is to drive the new Group structure announced by the Company. All NAHCO’s subsidiary companies, including NAHCO
Fagbemi, a thoroughbred Aviation Management Professional and a management turnaround expert with IATA, ACI and ICAO Certifications will bring on board her wealth of experience in championing the agreed strategic transformation plan of NAHCO following a Board and Management Retreat with inputs from KMPG.
She will implement the new strategic plan, operationalise a seamless and harmonised group structure, which will transform NAHCO into one of the best companies in the world. The new GMD will focus on improving customer experience, drive stakeholder value, enhance shareholders’ investment in the Company, integrate and closely monitoring of the activities of the subsidiaries to create synergies and better returns on capital.
Fagbemi, would, in the immediate, have the task of repositioning the company, maintaining
She is also expected to coordinate and drive the new audacious, bold and challenging initiatives that will establish NAHCO Plc as the leading ground handling company in West and Central Africa in the shortest possible time.
The new NAHCO GMD/CEO is an Airports Council International (ACI) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) certified International Airport Professional (IAP) and an IATA – certified Leasing Professional with expertise in Infrastructure Provision and Public Private Partnerships
She is one of the few African women to have achieved the highly rigorous standards for expertise in the field of airport management including aviation ground handling and facilitation.
In addition to the IAP Certification, Fagbemi holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from IESE, University of Nevara, Spain. She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from the University of Ibadan.
She also attended Maryhill Convent School Ibadan, Queens School Ibadan, International School Ibadan, Harvard University USA and Cranfield University, UK.
Fagbemi holds Certificates in Air Transport Management, Airport Commercial Revenue Development, from the Cranfield University, UK. She is a holder of Certificate in Leaders in Development Infrastructure in an Emerging Economy from Kennedy School of Government (KSG), Harvard University.
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