1. Mr. Bates Sarki Sule Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
2. Mr. Kristof Henot Chief Operating Officer
3. Dr. Kalu Ukpong Chief Financial Officer
4. Mr. Peter Ineh Head, Internal Control & Risk Management
5. Mrs. Olufunmilayo Okpere Head, HR Operations
6. Mr. Kieran Osman Anuforoh Head, Finance & Accounts
7. Mr. Michael Ajigbotosho Lagos Zonal Manager
8. Mr. Jacob Adekola Head, Maintenance
9. Mr. Ademola Akinbola Head, Corporate Planning & Communications
10. Mrs. Folashade Ode General Counsel/Company Secretary
11. Engr. Kingsley Agba Head, ICT
12. Mr. Femi Oroyemi Head, Marketing & Business Development
13. Dr. Mrs. Oladapo-Sanu Head, Medical
Profile of Top Management Staff
     
   
 
Mr. Bates Sarki SULE (MD/CEO)

Sule attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he obtained a B.Sc. (Hons) Degree in Chemistry/Biochemistry in 1978. He also obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Management and an MBA from Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto in 1995 and 1998 respectively. He is an experienced Aviation Administrator and has held several top Management positions, including being Airport Manager at Sokoto and Maiduguri International Airports. He has also been Head of Operations, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Maiduguri International Airport.

Before assuming his present position, Sule was the Manager in charge of the Hajj/Cargo Terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

He has attended various courses in Nigeria and overseas, including Airport Strategic Management in Singapore, Aviation Security, Atlanta, USA; Airport Management, Montreal, Canada, etc. He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management and Executive Council member, Strategic Finance and Administrative Institute. He is a member of the Institute of Directors (IoD).

 
   
 
Engr. Kristof Henot
Chief Operating Officer

Engr. Henot graduated from Louvain Institute of Technology, Belgium in 1994 with a Masters degree in Engineering (Electromechanical). He also obtained a Postgraduate degree in Business Economics from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium in 1995.
Before joining NAHCo in 2006, Henot had worked in the following capacities:
- Facility Administration and Ground Support Equipment Supervisor, DHL Aviation, N.V Brussels Airport;
- Maintenance and Procurement Manager, African Ground Operations (AFGO) Ghana Ltd now Aviance Ghana Ltd, between 1999 and 2003;
- After Sales Manager; General Manager (Parts and Service), Passico Ghana Ltd between 2003 and 2006

 
   
 
Dr. Kalu Ukpong
Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Ukpong holds a doctorate degree in Accounting and Finance from Trinity College, Dover, Delaware, an M. Sc. in International Business and Finance from Wisconsin International University, United States, as well as an MBA in Management obtained in 2003 from the same university. He is also a 1988 Accountancy graduate of The Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri.

Before joining NAHCo, he was Finance Manager of Pan Ocean Oil Corporation. He had also worked with SCOA Group PLC, Shell (SPDC) and Coca Cola Int’l Limited.

Dr. Ukpong is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Management, Chartered Institute of Bankers and Chartered Institute of Administration.

 
   
 
Peter Ineh
Head, Internal Control & Risk Management

Mr. Ineh joined NAHCo from Oceanic Bank PLC. He holds an MBA (2005) from the Lagos State University in addition to HND in Accountancy (1991) from Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.

His working career has been mostly in the banking industry beginning with Savannah Bank PLC in 1994 through MBC International Bank Ltd to Oceanic Bank International PLC. Ineh, a Certified Information Systems Auditor, is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

 
   
 
Michael O. Ajigbotosho
Lagos Zonal Manager

Mr. Ajigbotosho obtained a Master of Science degree in Transport in 1999 from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye in addition to certificates in Aeronautical Telecommunications and Aeronautical Radio Operation.

He is an Associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) and Chartered Institute of Transport (MCIT).
 

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Olufunmilayo I. Okpere
Head, HR Operations

Mrs. Okpere holds a B.Sc. in Political Science (1983) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. She has attended several courses in Human Resource management both in and outside the country.

She is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and Associate Member, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations. She joined NAHCo in 1984.

 
   
 
Kieran Osman Anuforoh
Head, Finance & Accounts

Anuforo became a Chartered Accountant in 1980 after graduating from Southampton College of Technology, England in the same year.

He majored in Qualitative Management Reporting, Financial Management and Business Risk Analysis. Anuforoh worked in various organisations including Jetlink Ltd., Jagal Group Ltd., Fathgate Holdings before joining NAHCo in 2005.

 
   
 
Jacob Adekola
Head, Maintenance

Adekola has Middle School Certificate from RCM Wassaw, Ghana (1969) as well as a GCE O Level from Okemesi Grammar School, Ekiti State. He has attended several Ground Support Equipment Training Programmes in Nigeria, United Kingdom, France and the United States of America between 1979 and 1985.

Prior to joining NAHCo, he had worked with Lucas House Nigeria Limited (UAC) from 1974 1977 and with Nigeria Airways Limited from 1977 1979. He was a pioneer Manager with SAHCOL on secondment from Nigeria Airways Ground Equipment Engineering Division from 1996 1999. He joined NAHCo in 2007.

 
   
 
Ademola Akinbola
Head, Corporate Planning & Communications

Akinbola obtained a HND in Mass Communication from Ogun State Polytechnic in 1990 and a Master of Communication and Language Arts Post Graduate Degree of the University of Ibadan in 1997. He has had over 15 years variegated hands-on professional experience, spanning Journalism, Marketing Communications, Brand Management, Consumer Banking, Business Development, Corporate Development, and Book publishing. He has worked at various organisations including The Guardian, This Day, Punch, Owena Bank (now Spring Bank), Prudent Bank (now Skye Bank), and the British Council.

He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom; Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), and an alumnus of the Lagos Business School. He has attended many Managerial development courses in Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, United Kingdom, and Hungary. He last worked as Head of Communications and Marketing at British Council, before joining NAHCo in April 2007.

 
   
 
Mrs. Folashade Ode
Company Secretary/General Counsel

Mrs. Ode holds LLB (Hons), from the Lagos State University, 1990; Barrister at Law (BL), 1991 and MBA in International Business, 2005. Before joining NAHCo in 2005, she had worked with Bullion Nominees Ltd and Lasaco Assurance PLC.
 

 
   
 
Femi Oroyemi
Head, Marketing & Business Development

Femi Oroyemi has a B.Sc in Mathematics (1988) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (2000) both from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. In addition, he holds a Diploma in Computer Science and Masters in Business Administration specializing in Marketing (2001) from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.

He joined NAHCo in 1992 and has first order experience in core ground handling operations, marketing and business development. He is an Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management.

 
   
 
Dr. Mrs. Oladapo-Sanu
Head, Medical Services

Dr. Sanu holds a B.Sc. in Zoology (1977) from Howard University, USA before obtaining an MBBS in 1982 from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. She also holds a Post graduate diploma (DTM&H), 1994.

Dr. Sanu joined NAHCo in 1987 as a medical officer and has risen through the ranks to become the Chief Medical Consultant. She has attended courses in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

 


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