The Board of Directors of UAC of Nigeria Plc has appointed Nkem Agboti as its new Company Secretary starting from January 1st 2021.
UAC in a statement by its Group Managing Director, Folasope Aiyesimoju, disclosed that she replaces Godwin Abimbola Samuel, who resigned after 23 years of service to the Company.
The statement read in part; “UAC’s Board of Directors (“Board”) has appointed Ms. Nkem Agboti as Company Secretary with effect from January 1st 2021. The Board thanks Mr. Samuel for his service and wishes Nkem a long and fulfilling career with the Company.
Nkem Agboti holds an LL. B degree from the University of Lagos and has close to two decades of experience in the practice of Business Law. She is an accredited mediator and well rounded in Corporate Affairs.
It added that during her career, Nkem worked at the law firms of Aluko & Oyebode and Olaniwun Ajayi, followed by in-house experience at British American Tobacco Marketing Nigeria Limited and British American Tobacco South Africa.
She has experience in alternative dispute resolution, brand enforcement, as well as, trade marketing and distribution, and is a regulatory compliance expert who has worked on technical committees for the Standards Organisation of Nigeria. She has experience in Ministry, Department and Agency (MDA) engagement and has participated in legislative hearings on key industry bills before the National Assembly and the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Nkem formed part of the teams acting as legal advisers during the wave of banking consolidation in 2004/2005 and has gained experience providing company secretarial services to companies in the financial services, hospitality, and agricultural sectors.
According to UAC, she is passionate about public service, lending her time and talent to the Nigerian Bar Association, where she currently serves as a Council Member in the Section on Public Interest and Development Law. She is also a successful 3-time participant in the annual Lagos State Settlement Week and also sits on the Governing Board of Lagoon School, Lekki, in Lagos State.
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