The veteran journalist as wine entrepreneur in Owerri
Dikachi Elemba
May 23, 2022
FAN NDUBUOKE, a veteran journalist who has veered into entrepreneurship, is the chairman and chief executive officer, Mr Fans Group. In this interview, he tells Business A.M.’s DIKACHI ELEMBA why he went into business and how he came to open the first ever one-stop wine shop called Wine Fellows in Owerri. Could you share with […]
Optimising your impact as a leader, Prof. Delves tells C-Suite executives how
Businessam StaffMay 13, 2022
Roger Delves is a professor of Leadership Practice and dean of Qualifications at Ashridge Executive Education. His special interests are helping others understand the roles of authenticity, emotional intelligence, ethics, values, principles and integrity in leadership and the development of ethical decision-making methodologies. Delves studied at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford, and is a […]
Challenges facing global food services companies by Sodexo’s Sunil Nayak
Businessam StaffMay 10, 2022
Placing equality and inclusive leadership at the centre of an organisation’s core values is crucial to accelerating change in the global food and agriculture industry. Through the implementation of diversity targets more and more companies are committing themselves to actionable solutions towards tackling gender inequalities. Sunil Nayak, the CEO for Corporate Services Segment Worldwide at […]
LSM impact on Nigeria’s auto industry in 40 years is huge — T. Shittu, E.D.
Mike OchonmaFebruary 28, 2022
Unlike other automobile dealers and local assemblers, Lanre Shittu Motors (LSM) has, for over 40 years of doing business in the country, been deeply committed to corporate social responsibility and impacting the lives of Nigerians beyond improving its balance sheet, so says TAIWO SHITTU, executive director of Lanre Shittu Motors in this interview with MIKE […]
Blockchain technology will disrupt securities market in 2022 – Ayere, Group CEO, DLM Capital
Charles AbuedeJanuary 10, 2022
DLM Capital Group birthed as a boutique investment house in Nigeria’s debt capital market visioning itself Nigeria’s foremost developmental investment banking firm. Founded by investment banker SONNIE AYERE, its Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, it has evolved from a debt house to a diversified financial services group that provides innovative financial services solutions […]
Managing growth and value creation in SaaS: An interview with a software leader
Businessam StaffNovember 16, 2021
Sue Barsamian, a veteran executive who now sits on several software company boards, discusses growth, product–market fit, new tools for better metrics, and diversity in the C-suite and boardroom. Balancing growth and profitability with investor interests is especially tricky for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, which have heavy up-front expenses and early revenue but challenges of net […]
Issues clogging pipelines of investment inflows to capital market need addressing – Keripe, MD, Afrinvest Research
Chris IkosaNovember 8, 2021
For over two decades and a half, AFRINVEST WEST AFRICA Limited has remained a leader in the Nigerian capital market, delivering top-rated advisory solutions across Africa with dedication, professionalism and discretion; thus facilitating the issuance of a variety of corporate, national and sub-national debt and equity instruments. Licensed by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), […]
Webb Fontaine has Africa’s largest R&D centers in trade & customs – MD
Chris IkosaSeptember 27, 2021
The digitalization of Africa is perceived as a forgone conclusion in certain quarters as there is absolutely no iota of doubt that a technology revolution is imminently in the offing what with the continent already embracing innovative solutions and transitioning into a smart region! The last decade saw the emergence of some key players providing […]
Nigeria’s shrimps potentials enormous if Vietnam’s model is replicated, says NVCCI president
Onome AmugeAugust 30, 2021
OYE AKINSEMOYIN is the president of the Nigeria-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NVCCI), an organisation positioned to facilitate trade and economic relations between Nigeria and Vietnam. In this interview with Business A.M.’s ONOME AMUGE, the economic and trade consultant dwells on how Vietnam has been able to foster the growth of its shrimp farming […]
NAICOM should give industry 3 years to implement risk-based capital – Aduloju, Unilag insurance don
Zainab IwayemiAugust 23, 2021
KUNLE ADULOJU, Associate Professor, a renowned lecturer in the department of Actuarial Science and Insurance, University of Lagos, is an associate member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria and the Chartered Insurance Institute of London. Before his journey into the academic field in 2003, he had worked in insurance firms, including, The Lion of […]