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THISDAY • MONDAY, MAY 18, 2015
Hill+Knowlton Expands
Operations, Appoints Nigerian MD
International communications
consultancy,
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has
expanded its physical footprint
in Africa with the launch of
a new office in Lagos.
It has also appointed Ms
Tokunboh Durosaro as the
Managing Director of Hill+
Knowlton Strategies Nigeria.
She has over 20 years of
experience in public relations,
branding, marketing
and advertising, locally and
internationally.
The Public Relation agency,
builds on its existing strong
presence in sub-Saharan
Africa and further extends
the agency’s ability to serve
its rapidly expanding client
interests in African countries
in a fully integrated way. The
Hill+Knowlton Strategies
global network consists of
Coscharis Technologies, at
the recently held APC MEA
distributors conference in
Budapest, Hungary, was
recognised with the award of
‘Outstanding Performance’ in
West Africa for 2014.
The award, which was
presented to the Coscharis team
during the conference that had
all major distributors of APC in
the region present, was for the
outstanding performance of the
dealership during the 2014 business
year. The award according to
the APC director who presented
the award, is in recognition of
Coscharis Technologies for the
innovation brought into the business
of distribution, outstanding
sales record and maintenance of
the global standard of handling
the APC brand in the Nigerian
market.
Commenting on the award,
the Managing Director of
Coscharis Technologies,
Mr. Sunday Emomine who
dedicated the award to the
some 88 offices, including
key African markets such as
Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda,
South Africa, Tanzania, and
Uganda.
Hill+Knowlton’s entry into
Nigeria reflects a recognition
of the vast economic and commercial
potential of the West
African country, which sits
among the top five investment
countries in Africa, and which
has seen a surge in capital
inflows into the market.
Additional streams for
investment have also opened
up, with the establishment
of fledgling economic sectors
in the Nigerian market.
The growth in investment
and funding for domestic
companies, as well as an
increase in Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) and joint
ventures in the country, has
Coscharis Technologies
Wins APC Awards Again
company’s loyal customers for
their patronage and acceptance
of the brand with a promise to
continually create more value
in the Information Technology
industry in Nigeria.
According to him, ‘’This
award is dedicated to Almighty
God and our numerous customers
who believe in our
relationship with them and
supported us to actualize
our vision of creating value
that is timeless. This award
will definitely gear us up as
a team to further delight our
esteemed customers and the
new prospects to equally come
and share in the experience of
value creation at all times’’.
Coscharis Technology is a
subsidiary of Coscharis Group,
a wholly owned Nigerian Conglomerate
that has reputation
for representing various iconic
brands that cuts across various
business sectors which impacts
positively in the economy of
the nation.
created an attractive platform
for H+K from which to grow
and develop its client base.
“Global businesses with
long-term growth strategies
are focusing on the African
continent,” said Lars Erik,
Chairman and CEO of
Hill+Knowlton Strategies,
Europe, the Middle East and
Africa. “Nigeria has the largest
economy in Africa, as well as
a population of 170 million
people which is expected to
expand to 200 million by
2019. Hill+Knowlton’s presence
in the Nigerian market
will ensure that businesses
have access to full-service
communication strategies,”
he said.
Hill+Knowlton offers a
full suite of communications
services including corporate
communications, marketing
The Managing Director of
Premium Pension Limited,
Mr. Wilson Ideva has won
the latest edition of the ‘Pension
Man of the Year’ Award
organised by Businesstoday
Online.
The Insurance and Pension
Industry Award, the second in
the series was held recently
at Protea Hotel Ikeja, Lagos.
Receiving the award,Ideva
stated: “ I feel highly elated
at this honour, especially
because it comes from the
media” , the media is an
integral stakeholder in the
pension industry and share in
the successes recorded in the
industry in the past decade.”
According to Ideva, the
media played a prominent
role in the dissipation of
the initial skepticism that
beclouded the Contributory
Pension Scheme at its inception
in Nigeria.
He urged media practitioners
to continue to work
communications, internal
communications, sports
marketing and sponsorship,
digital communications, issues
and crisis consultancy and
public affairs.
Prior to joining
Hill+Knowlton, Durosaro spent
14 years at the integrated energy
group, Oando Plc, where
she was a member of the
Group Leadership Council. In
the course of her 14 year stint
with Oando Plc she was Head
of Corporate Communications
and successfully developed
a comprehensive re-branding
strategy for the smooth execution
of Unipetrol and Agip
re-branding to Oando Plc,
and later became the Chief
Corporate Services Officer.
In 2011, she was responsible
for establishing the Oando
Foundation.
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Premium Pension Boss
Wins Award
in tandem with industry
operators if the gains recorded
are to be sustained and the
industry moved to the next
level.”
He dedicated the award
to the entire team, staff,
management and board of
Premium Pension Limited
describing them as the real
award winners.
Speaking at the ceremony,
the Managing Director/CEO
of Businesstoday Online
Nkechi Naeche said the
award, which started a year
ago with the recognition of
two individuals and one
underwriting firm in the
insurance industry has
come to stay. According to
her, efforts were made to
improve the quality and
credibility of the award this
year by involving the public,
agents, brokers, clients and
associates by giving them the
opportunity to select those to
be honoured through votes.
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APPOINTMENT / AWARDS
Fidson’s MD Wins
2014 Top 25 CEO
Awards
Managing Director, Fidson
Healthcare Plc, Dr Fidelis
Ayebae has emerged one of
the top Chief Executive Officers
of listed companies in
Nigeria at this year’s edition
of BusinessDay Top 25 CEO
Awards for 2014 Financial
Year.
The Fidson boss had earlier
emerged winner of the
2013 edition of the awards,
following his company’s
performance in the capital
market and contributions
to the country’s economy.
Fidson enjoys a reputation
of consistent profit record
and value delivery to its
shareholders and investors.
Its recent revenue growth
and 300 per cent Profit after
Tax (PAT) in 2014 financial
year lend credence to its
growth sustainability. It
may be recalled that in 2013,
the company announced
its full year results with a
turnover increase from N7.2b
to N9.2billion, representing
29 per cent growth
The year on year growth
recorded by Fidson Healthcare
Plc in the last 8 years
has won the company several
awards both locally and
internationally, including
the previous edition of the
BusinessDay Top 25 CEO,
Top 100 Nigerian Companies
and the Nigerian Healthcare
Excellence Awards (NHEA).
The company which prides
itself as a leading player in
the Nigerian pharmaceutical
industry, attributes these
awards to its passion for
excellence, as demonstrated
The Director General,
National Broadcasting Commission,
Mr. Emeka Mba, will
on Wednesday, May 20th,
2015, in Lagos, be decorated
with the Copyright Medal
of Honour. The decoration
will take place at the 5th
Anniversary Celebration of
the approval of Copyright
Society of Nigeria (COSON),
the nation’s sole collective
management organisation for
musical works and sound
recordings.
According to the Chairman
COSON, Mr. Tony Okoroji,
Mba was unanimously chosen
by the COSON Board because
of the historic role played
by him and the Commission
in resolving the over four
decades of raging dispute
between the music and
broadcasting industries in
Nigeria over the payment
of music copyright royalties.
The Copyright Medal
of Honour is the highest
recognition of the music
in its myriad of quality
brands and value offerings.
The managing director
thanked BusinessDay and
organisers of this event for
his recognition. “We believe
this is an acknowledgment of
our commitment to adding
value to the lives of Nigerians
through the provision
of quality healthcare solutions.
As a company, we are
motivated to up our ante
and continue to deliver on
these promises, he said.”
The Top 25 CEO Awards
ceremony is an event organised
by the BusinessDay
Research and Intelligence
Unit that focuses on the
Chief Executives Officers
of companies listed on the
Nigerian Stock Exchange
(NSE), who aroused positive
interests in the Nigerian
capital market, as well as
share price appreciation.
According to the organisers
of the event, the Top 25 CEOs
Awards is meant to appreciate
the contributions of the
25 CEOs who contributed
the most to the growth
of the capital market in a
particular financial year. The
capital market, which is at
the centre of the event plays
a strategic role in economic
development as it provides
the medium for channeling
long term funds into productive
sector of the economy.
Winners of the awards are
selected from over 200 listed
companies on the NSE after
they have successfully met
the criteria set up by the
Awards Committee.
COSON Honours
NBC Boss
industry for any individual
in acknowledgement of that
person’s significant contribution
to the promotion and
defence of the rights of
creative people in Nigeria.
Others to be honoured
include Miliki King, Evangelist
(Dr) Ebenezer Obey
Fabiyi, one time Chairman
of the Nigerian Copyright
Commission (NCC) and also
Chairman of the Nigerian
Association of Recording
Industries (NARI). The name
of the multiple music award
winner, 2 Face Idibia, will
also be entered into the Roll
of Honour. Also on the list
of those to be honoured is
Sasakosa exponent, Prof (Sir)
Victor Uwaifo.
The presentation to Mba
of the Copyright Medal of
Honour will be witnessed
by top names in the music,
movies and broadcasting
industries across Nigeria
at the Lagos Airport Hotel,
Ikeja.