… Appoints Arc Usman Bello as Free Zone Chairman
One of Nigeria’s top
player in ground handling business, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc,
(nahco aviance) emerged the overall winner in the Public
/Technology/Healthcare/Transportation & Aviation Industry category of the
2015/2016 edition of the Nigerian Risk Awards.
According to Nahco, “the
award is a testimony to the Company’s spirit of resilience and hard work.
Having emerged the runner-up in the last edition, it took creative efforts on
the part of the Company to clinch the award, just a year after.”
Nahco aviance was scored
by the judges as the winner in a field
that parades top brands.
In the words of Adewale
Akinwale, Head, Enterprise Risk Management of the Company, “nahco aviance
earned this through our hard work and commitment to safety, efficiency and
dedication towards improving our bottom-line revenue in the interest of our
shareholders.”
According to him, the
Company recorded a 99.6 percent reduction in cargo claims in the year under
review, from N53 Million in 2014 to less than N200, 000 in 2015.
“We had zero aircraft
damages. We cut our cargo claims payment down from N53, 434,096.03 in 2014 to
just N177, 356.78 in 2015. We achieved all these despite the threat of economic
collapse due to 2015 general election fears, highly volatile foreign exchange
rates which led to reductions in cargo volumes and passenger numbers, crippling
fuel scarcity situations which grounded many organizations to a halt and in the
face of an unethical industry competition”.
Also, NAHCO Free Trade
Zone (NFZ), a subsidiary of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC has
announced the appointment of Arc Usman Arabi Bello as Chairman. Bello, who was
before now the Vice Chairman of the Company, took over from Mr. Bolaji Balogun
who retired in March, 2016.
A widely-travelled
properly expert, Bello is also an administrator of repute. His directional
managerial responsibilities cover the consultancy consortium Ericon Bello &
Associates and its subsidiary, Arabi Bello & Associates, where he is
principal partner.
He sits on the boards of
quite a number of companies including HNB Security and Protection Company
Limited as Chairman; Bello Group of Companies and Zycom Surveillance Inc.
Architect Bello’s
professional career in Architecture and other related fields has been
purposeful and productive. A long standing member of the Nigeria Institute of
Architects and Architects Registration Council of Nigeria, Bello has brought
his own signature approach to the design and execution of buildings to enrich
the built environment. His works are legion in parts of Nigeria notably Kaduna,
Yola, Lagos and Abuja.
Bello had been with the
NAHCO Free Trade Zone since its establishment and has significantly contributed
to its growth. His new assignment would enable him give focused guidance to the
executive management of the Company.
NFZ is a product of nahco
aviance diversification strategy which went full flare a few years back.
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