WorldStage Newsonline– Berger Paints Nigeria Plc said its Board has approved the appointment, subject to the ratification of the Annual General Meeting, of Mrs. Ogechi U. Iheanacho as a Non-Executive Director effective January 2, 2021.
This is following the announcement that Engineer Patrick Buruche, a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Berger Paints Nigeria Plc, will be retiring from the Board effective December 31, 2020.
According to a note at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the Board remained appreciative of his contributions to the Company for the entirety of his tenure.
“Mrs. Iheanacho will be bringing to the Board, her financial and corporate governance expertise having served as Financial Dealer, Treasury & Funds Management with Associated Discount House Limited (now Coronation Merchant Bank Ltd) and as Legal Counsel in the Company Secretariat of Fidelity Bank Plc,” the note said.
“She is a Director on the Boards of Harmony Trust & Investment Company Limited and Regal Investments Company Limited. She is also a Trustee of the Living Fountain Orphanage, Lagos.
“Mrs. Iheanacho graduated with an LLB degree from the University of Westminster, London, U.K., where she was awarded the Geoffrey Reeday Prize for the best result in Company Law. She also holds a Master’s degree in Commercial & Corporate Law (Merit) from the University of London (University College London).
“She is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, an Associate of the Chartered Governance Institute, UK and a member of World Commerce and Contracting (formerly International Association for Contract and Commercial Management).”
