2009 Annual Report and Financial Statements - UBA Plc
2009 Annual Report and Financial Statements - UBA Plc
2009 Annual Report and Financial Statements - UBA Plc
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RUNA N. ALAM (AMERICAN)<br />
Director<br />
Appointed 2007<br />
Studied International <strong>and</strong> Development Economics at Princeton University, USA (where she was<br />
winner of The Harry S. Truman Scholarship) <strong>and</strong> holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, USA<br />
(where she was winner of the <strong>Annual</strong> Agri-Business <strong>Report</strong>).<br />
She was Chief Executive Offi cer of Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management (a joint venture management<br />
company of Kingdom Holdings owned by Prince Alwaleed of Saudi Arabia, <strong>and</strong> Zephyr Management,<br />
a New York based private equity fi rm) <strong>and</strong> Zephyr Management Africa Investment Fund. Prior to<br />
joining Zephyr, she had stints at Merrill Lynch <strong>and</strong> Morgan Stanley & Co.<br />
She is currently Executive Offi cer of Development Partners International.<br />
JA’AFARU PAKI<br />
Director<br />
Appointed 2008<br />
Obtained a DSc degree in Business Administration from Bradley University, USA.<br />
Has had a distinguished career working for Mobil Oil Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum<br />
Corporation (NNPC) <strong>and</strong> Unipetrol Nigeria where he served as Managing Director/CEO between<br />
1999 <strong>and</strong> 2001.<br />
Has held directorships in several companies, including Kaduna State Housing <strong>and</strong> Property<br />
Development Authority, Kaduna State Industrialisation Board, African Petroleum, <strong>and</strong> Stallion<br />
Property <strong>and</strong> Development Company. He was Special Assistant on Petroleum Matters to President<br />
Olusegun Obasanjo (2003 – 2007).<br />
He is currently Chairman of Nymex Investment Limited, Chairman of Kaduna State Inter-Ministerial<br />
Committee on Industrial Parks <strong>and</strong> an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency<br />
Initiative (NEITI).<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2009</strong> 9<br />
Board of directors