Employers’ association changes guard
A change of guard has emerged in Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), following a successful Annual General Meeting (AGM).
The AGM, which is the 61st, was held July 17, 2018 at NECA House, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
The event heralded a change of guard in the Association’s leadership from Mr. Larry Ettah to Dr Mohammed Yinusa.
A statement released by NECA’s Director General, Mr Olusegun Oshinowo, noted that Dr. Yinusa, the Managing Director of DN Tyre & Rubber Plc has been elected the new President.
Also elected to run the affairs of the association for the next two years are Mr. Taiwo Adeniyi, Group Managing Director of Vitafoam Nigeria Plc as 1st Vice President; Mr. Mauricio Alarcon, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nestle Nigeria Plc as 2nd Vice President and Mr. Vassily Oye Barberopoulos of Metec West Africa Limited, as its Honourable Treasurer.
In the same vein, the out-gone President, Mr. Larry Ettah, informed the meeting that Mr. Olusegun Oshinowo, had served the association notice of his intention to proceed on retirement, after 19 years of meritorious and selfless service, on 31st December, 2018.
To this end, Mr. Timothy Olawale, Director of Membership Services in NECA, had been designated as his successor. He would take the mantle of leadership from 1st January, 2019.
