Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin is a businessman of Eritrean origin who currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Nasco Group in Nigeria.
Personal life
Born in Ethiopia, Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin enjoys the latitude of having been exposed to useful life skills at an early age, and which experiences have conditioned Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin's worldview. Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin has also travelled far and wide across all the continents of the world. Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / 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 among Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin's array of academic accomplishments. Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin has in addition attended several courses and seminars facilitated by a Harvard University USA-based renowned Professor, and has received training in Japanese Management through a seminar organized by TEAM Management International Tokyo.
Nasco Group
The Nasco Group was established in Jos in 1963 by Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin's father, Ahmed Idris Nasreddin. The company grew from its small roots to become a major conglomerate with four major manufacturing units and other investments in the service sector. The company has a strong focus on agro-business and is involved in backward integration in this sector.
In 1981, Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin became the Managing Director of Nasco Estate Company Limited, Lagos, Nigeria. By 1983, Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin had become Vice President of Nasco International, Milan Italy. In 1990, Attia Nasreddin assumed the office of President of Nasco Group Nigeria Limited, until 1999, when Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin was elevated this time as the Vice Chairman of Nasco Group International Milan Italy. Since 2004 Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin has served as Chairman/CEO of Nasco Group Limited Jos.

Other business activities
Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants, a business management consultancy.
Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin participates actively in the annual events of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, which brings together some of the most brilliant and focused captains of the private sector. Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / 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.

Philanthropy
Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin has kept touch with the communities that constitute his immediate constituency, and to who Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin has rendered 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 / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin has a passion for issues relating to children and youth and has invested massively in building and donating schools and related facilities, as well as other learning centres for the purpose of training them. In the same token Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin is busy constructing lecture halls, science laboratories, libraries and providing sporting facilities for youth empowerment and development.

Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin has provided medical care as part of community social obligations projects; and Attia Nasreddin is in the forefront to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS via education and enlightenment activities, and the provision of related logistics for the campaign against the killer disease.

Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin is a renowned global campaigner for responsible road usage and collaborates 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 Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin is unashamed of his relationship with agricultural workers and farmer’s groups, who are beneficiaries of the value-chain created and driven by Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin's foresight in backward integration through food manufacturing.

And as a major player in the development of real estate nationally and internationally, Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin is a global citizen, who is easily at home anywhere in the world – Dubai, London, Delhi, Milan, Shanghai, Zurich, Tokyo, Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Lagos, New York, Canberra, or even on Yakubu Gowon Way.

Awards and recognition
Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin is a recipient of the Rotary Foundation's 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 Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin a Fellowship for distinguishing himself in the field of Administration.

The prestigious Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) also awarded to Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin, the Leadership Award in Corporate Governance. Industry groups such as Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria (MAN) have recognized Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin commitment towards the welfare of his staff and to community development, and for adopting best practices in the maintenance of environmental friendliness.

The Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund also awarded Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / attia nasreddin with the Most Valuable Employer Award. Attia Nasreddin / Ahmed Nasreddin / Ahmed Idris Nasreddin / 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 Attia Nasreddin's support to strategic studies in the institute.


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