The Board of Directors of Transcorp Hotels Plc have announced the official appointment of Ms. Adesimbo Ukiri as a Non-Executive Director and Mr. Garba Abubarkar as an Independent Non-Executive Director. The announcement, detailed in a notice to the investing public and the Nigerian Exchange Limited, was confirmed by Stanley Chikwendu, Group Company Secretary.
Their appointments, effective October 30, 2023, were unanimously approved by the Board of Directors on October 27, 2023, in alignment with the statutory requirements outlined in the Companies Allied Matters Act and the Articles of Association of Transcorp Hotels Plc.
Profile of Ukiri: Adesimbo Bello-Ukiri is the pioneer Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Avon Healthcare Ltd (Avon HMO). She possesses a wealth of professional experience spanning over 30 years and is also currently the Sector Head of the healthcare companies within the Heirs Holding Group.
She has a track record in organizational transformation and galvanising leadership teams to superior performance levels.
A trained lawyer, Adesimbo is a Sloan Fellow of London Business School, where she obtained an MSc in Management, specialising in Strategy and Leadership. She holds an LLB from Obafemi Awolowo University and was called to the Nigerian bar in 1991. Her professional experience straddles diverse sectors – Financial services (Crystal Bank, now UBA PLC), Oil & Gas Exploration and Services (Amber Resources, BG Group), FMCG (Guinness Nigeria PLC), Telecommunications (Econet, V-Mobile, now Airtel) and Healthcare (Hygeia HMO).Across these sectors her roles have been equally diverse and include Managing Director, Chief Marketing Officer, Head of Sales Division, and other leadership roles with responsibilities for Strategy, Human Resources, Finance, and Operations.
Adesimbo serves on the Board of Heirs Life Assurance Ltd as a Non-Executive Director and is also a member of the Technology and Data Committee of the Tony Elumelu Foundation.
Profile of Abubakar: Mr. Garba Abubakar is the immediate past Registrar-General/CEO of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
He boasts extensive professional experience spanning over 34 years, with 19 of those dedicated to the Corporate Affairs Commission, where he held various positions including Director, Compliance; Special Adviser to the Registrar General; Principal Manager, Compliance; and Deputy Director, Compliance.
Prior to his tenure at the CAC, he held various positions at the National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria (NICON), including Senior Manager, Legal, and Secretariat.
Alhaji Garba is an alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he obtained his law degree, and was called to the Nigerian bar in 1989.
He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chartered Institute of Mediators and Conciliators & Institute of Directors (Chartered), amongst others.
Ms. Adesimbo Ukiri and Mr. Garba Abubarkar bring extensive expertise to their respective roles, reinforcing Transcorp Hotels Plc’s commitment to governance excellence and strategic growth.
