May 26, (THEWILL)- Unilever Nigeria Plc. has appointed Bolaji Balogun, the first son of late banking guru, Otunba Subomi Balogun, as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the company’s Board. Balogun who is married to Kemi, the daughter of a veteran journalist, poet, playwright and author, Frank Aig-Imoukhuede is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Chapel Hill, Denham. He has over thirty-five years of experience in investment banking and mobile telecommunications. Chapel Hill Denham, which he founded in April 2005, is Nigeria’s leading investment bank.
He spent 11 years in the investment arm of First City Group, his father’s business. He served as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer at CSL Stockbrokers, part of First City Group and was Executive Director at First City Monument Bank Capital Markets. He left FCMB Capital Market to become a co-founder of Econet Wireless Nigeria. Balogun is also the Chairman of Lafarge Africa Plc and has been since May 23, 2015. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, NAHCO. He is a graduate of London School of Economics and University of London where he obtained a B.Sc. Degree (Hons) in Economics in 1989.
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