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and a terrific attitude.
Babatunde Fayoade emerged joint winner of
the ACE for Role Model because of his
emergence from a teeming pool of people as a
budding leader and his demonstration of
responsibility and grit across spectra beyond
his primary corporate calling. Endowed with
natural leadership qualities, he exemplifies one
of Fidson's core values of Ownership.
Constantly exceeding expectations and going
clearly beyond the line of duty define him as a
Role Model. He has been engaged in several
roles and committees of the organization.
Possessing a wide field of vision, he heads the
Company's Cooperative Society and has
ingeniously created several avenues for
profitable growth.
David Daniel was said to have also deserved the
ACE as joint winner in the Role Model Category,
particularly for playing a very crucial role in
ensuring the eastern region achieves its
increasing sales and revenue targets. He ensures
team-play and does whatever it takes to inspire a
high level of performance in the team. Daniel
enjoys stretching-goals and commits his team to
groundbreaking endeavors. He generates
creative ideas and has an unstoppable 'can do'
attitude; this often generates excitement and
enthusiasm in his team. Daniel takes the driving
seat in most interactions. At a time when there
was no structured leadership, he assumed
responsibility and gave leadership.
Bassey was awarded the ACE for his his function
The grand ceremony witnessed the gathering of
hundreds of company's Staff members from all the
regions of the country; all appearing smart and
dapper in dark-coloured suits with black ties; the
ladies well adorned and dazzling in their debonair
dinner gowns for the glamorous event under a
bright flamboyant ambience.
Five members of staff who emerged winners in
various categories of this year's edition of the
prestigious awards were celebrated and rewarded
at the event amidst glamour and pageantry at the
beautiful Emirate City. The awardees are; Divisional
Manager, Eastern Region, Olugbenga Adeyemi, who
received the ACE for Leadership Excellence;
Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Nmaka Tijani received
the ACE for Corporate Impact; both Regional Sales
Manager, Daniel David and Senior Micro-Biologist,
Fayoade Babatunde emerged joint recipients of the
ACE for Role Model, while Finance Assistant, Bassey
Edogie received the ACE for Customer Service
Excellence.
Olayemi received the awards for demonstrating
outstanding leadership prowess with the
emergence of a phalanx of men from a dispirited and
hopeless crop. He is said to possess exemplary
entrepreneurial guts, with which he earned his
division, constant business expansion and
relevance. Under him, there was a consistent
increase in the contribution of his division to
organizational revenue. Contribution to national
budget has climbed consistently from 24% in 2007 to
30% in 2012.
Nmaka Tijani won the ACE for Corporate Impact for
her efforts at managing the Quality Management
S y s t e m s , w h i c h e a r n e d t h e c o m p a n y t h e
international certification as an ISO 9001:2000 in
2007 and her relentless pursuit of continuous
improvement upgraded this certification to ISO
9001: 2008 in 2011. As head of the organization's
Regulatory Affairs and Compliance unit, her job
entails interfacing with stringent regulators and
inflexible bureaucrats. Nmaka makes the most
difficult tasks appear simple. She couples silky
deftness with pace in getting results Nmaka
epitomizes character, diligence, accomplishment