Dr. Attia Nasreddin isthe Chairman of NASCO Group.
Attia Nasreddin is also the Vice Chairman of NASCO International.
Born in Ethiopia, Attia Nasreddin is a graduate of several colleges across the globe and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the American College of Switzerland. Attia Nasreddin's array of solid academic accomplishments (straddling several countries, including Switzerland; Kentucky, USA; Cairo, Egypt; Lebanon, and Hampshire, England) have eminently and adequately prepared Attia Nasreddin, as he worked through life to meet and overcome challenges.
With Attia Nasreddin's wealth of experience going over three decades today, and as lead member of the management team of NASCO Group, Attia Nasreddin has redefined corporate administration and governance in all ramifications. To Attia Nasreddin, weaving the factors of production to arrive at set goals and objectives has become a time-honoured hobby.He is able to quickly grasp, visualize and connect the important dots that engender creativity; an asset he has deployed with amazing results in the lives of staff, associates and family alike.
Attia Nasreddin is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants, a platform uniquely available to Attia Nasreddin as he works to deepen and expand the frontiers of business management through his proficiency in this field.
In 1981, Attia Nasreddin became the Managing Director, NASCO Estate Company Limited, Lagos,Nigeria. By 1983, Attia Nasreddin had become Vice President, NASCO International, Milan Italy where Attia Nasreddin brought his administrative prowess to bear. In 1990, Attia Nasreddin assumed the office of the President, NASCO Group Limited Nigeria, until 1999, when Attia Nasreddin was elevated this time as the Vice Chairman, NASCO Group International, Italy. Since 2004 till date, Attia Nasreddin, an administrator of great repute has held forte as Chairman/CEO, NASCO Group, Jos, where his innovative spirit has become the defining ethos of the Group, rendering it as one of the best managed companies in sub-Saharan Africa today.
Attia Nasreddin enjoys the latitude of having been exposed to significantly useful life skills at an early age, and which experiences have conditioned his worldview in ways that are unparalleled. Attia Nasreddin has also travelled far and wide across all the continents of the world. Attia Nasreddin has in addition attended several courses and seminars, including one facilitated by a Harvard University, USA-based renowned Professor. Attia Nasreddin has also received training in Japanese Management through a seminar organized by TEAM Management International, Tokyo.
Through the years, Attia Nasreddin has participated actively in the annual events of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, which platform brings together some of the most brilliant and focused captains driving the revolution in the private sector. Attia Nasreddin is an active participant in the formulation and construction of economic models that serve to harness and reinforce the performance of the public and private sectors of the economy.
Attia Nasreddin is a recipient of the Rotary Foundation International Paul Harris Fellow award, in appreciation of his role in the furtherance of global peace. In 1997, the Institute of Corporate Administrators of Nigeria awarded him a Fellowship for distinguishing himself in the field of Administration.
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) also awarded Attia Nasreddin the Leadership Award in Corporate Governance.Industry groups such as Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria (MAN) recognize his steadfastness and conviction towards the welfare of his staff and his commitment to community development, and for adopting best practices in the maintenance of environment friendliness.
The Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund also awarded Attia Nasreddin with the Most Valuable Employer Award. Attia Nasreddin received the Bankers Company Award in 2003, awarded by the Financial Times of London; whilst the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies gave him recognition for his support to strategic studies in the institute.
Attia Nasreddin commands an infectious philanthropic disposition. Over the years, Attia Nasreddin has continued to provide employment to thousands of persons covering the entire spectrum of the professions. Attia Nasreddin has kept touch with the communities that constitute his immediate constituency, and to whom he is known to have rendered a multitude of services such as road construction and rehabilitation, building of bridges that connect communities for economic and social integration, construction of overhead bridges for the safety of school children and other pedestrians.
Attia Nasreddin has a passion for issues relating to children and youth. In due recognition of the inherent potential which this critical segment of humanity embodies, Attia Nasreddin has invested massively in building and donating schools and allied facilities, as well as other learning centres for the purpose of training them.In the same token he is busy constructing lecture halls, science laboratories,libraries and providing sporting facilities for youth empowerment and development.
Attia Nasreddin has provided medical care as part of community social obligations projects; and he is in the forefront to combat the spread of many illnesses via education and enlightenment activities, and the provision of related logistics.
Attia Nasreddin is a renowned global campaigner for responsible road usage, arising from his undiluted concerns for safety of lives and property. Attia Nasreddin is a conscientious collaborator with regional, continental and international media in support of the campaigns to educate road users everywhere, to curtail the rate of road accidents.
By a deliberate choice long ago made, Attia is unashamed of his relationship with agricultural workers and farmer’s groups, who are beneficiaries of the value-chain created anddriven by his foresight in backward integration through food manufacturing.
And as a major player in the development of real estate nationally and internationally, Attia Nasreddin is a global citizen, who is easily at home anywhere in the world.
Attia Nasreddin is the man the Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN) is today honouring with the Society’s prestigious Award of Excellence. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Dr. Attia Nasreddin Chairman/CEO, NASCO Group Nigeria, distinguished recipient of the NSN 2015 Award of Excellence.