By Musa Haruna
Prof. Nat Ofo was on Tuesday, appointed as an Independent Director as part of efforts to take Premium Pension Limited (PPL) to greater heights.
This was made known in a statement by Mr Aliyu Mohammed, the firm’s spokesperson, in Lagos.
According to Mohammed,Mrs Mosun Belo-Olusoga, the former Independent Director, retired from the board after completing her tenure.
Ofo is a Professor of Corporate Law and Governance at the Department of Business Law, College of Law, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo.
He joined Igbinedion University, from Nigerian Breweries Plc, a subsidiary of Heineken of the Netherlands.
“While at Nigerian Breweries Plc, he occupied senior management positions in the legal, finance, supply chain, human resource and secretarial functions during his 14-year career at the company, ” Mohammed added.
He is a Fellow and the immediate past President of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria and a member of the Board of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria and a member of its Executive Committe.
PPL said that the appointment of Ofo on its board was expected to deepen the already sound corporate governance culture of the company.
PPL is a licensed PFA which started operations in 2005, with current Assets Under Management (AUM)) standing at N621 billion.
