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Another Nigerian Gets Top UN Appointment by Nobody: 9:59pm On Apr 20, 2018 |
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has confirmed the appointment of Bola Adesola of Nigeria to the Board of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. The appointment was announced in a statement issued in New York by the UN on Friday. A former Nigerian minister, Amina Mohammed, is currently the UN Deputy Secretary-General. Ms Adesola, who is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Standard Chartered Nigeria and Paul Polman, of the Netherlands and Chief Executive Officer of Unilever, were appointed to serve as the two Vice-Chairs of the Board, the statement announced. “Ms. Adesola and Mr. Polman succeed out-going United Nations Global Compact Board Vice-Chair, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Former Chairman of Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies and of Anglo American plc. “The Secretary-General extends his great appreciation to Sir Mark for serving in the position for the past ten years and shepherding the United Nations Global Compact into a new era.” It said both Ms. Adesola and Mr. Polman have served on the Board of the United Nations Global Compact previously, “and will bring to the position a wealth of experience in the private sector, in the corporate sustainability space and specifically with the United Nations Global Compact itself. “Ms. Adesola has served as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Ltd since 2011. She has over 25 years of banking experience, including at First Bank of Nigeria and at Citibank. Ms. Adesola holds degrees from Harvard Business School and Lagos Business School, as well as a law degree from the University of Buckingham. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/265685-breaking-another-nigerian-gets-top-un-appointment.html |
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