FBN Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Seni
Adetu, and two others as new Board Directors.
This is according to a notification signed by the company’s
secretary, Seye Kosoko, and sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange this afternoon,
as seen by Nairametrics.
The new appointees are; Mr. Seni Adetu and Mrs. Juliet
Anammah who were appointed as Independent Non-Executive Directors, and Mr. Otu
Hughes who was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of FBN Holdings Plc.
The disclosure which is in line with NSE’s provision is,
however, still subject to statutory approvals from the Central Bank of Nigeria
and the shareholders at the next Annual General Meeting of the Company.
Mr. Seni Adetu has over three-decade experience in private
sector practice garnered at various multinationals like John Holt Plc,
Coca-Cola, and Guinness Plc. He has held various leadership positions including
being a former Managing Director/CEO of Guinness Nigeria. He is an alumnus of
the University of Lagos where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Chemical
Engineering and an MBA respectively.
Juliet Anammah is an experienced executive with over 28
years of professional experience, including 7 years at the Chief Executive
Level. She is currently the Chairwoman of Jumia Nigeria and Head of
Institutional Affairs Jumia Group. Prior to her current role, she was the CEO
OF Jumia Nigeria.
She currently serves in the Board of some notable corporate
entities like Flour Mills Nigeria, Plc, and APT Pensions as an Independent Non-Executive
member. She is an alumna of Wharton College University, Pennsylvania (AMP) and
Yale University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree and MBA
respectively.
Otu Hughes is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Candesco
Limited. He has over 25 years of experience in operations and strategy,
principal investment, mergers and acquisition as well as capital raising in
both the US and sub-Saharan Africa.