Transcorp Nigeria Drives Gender Diversity with New Female-led Management Appointments

One of Nigeria's leading conglomerates Transcorp Nigeria, is setting the pace for Gender Parity in corporate governance with the appointment of its new female led executive management.

The new appointments made history with the selection of a female President/Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) - Owen Omogiafo, as well as a female Chief Executive officer of Transcorp Hotels Plc - Dupe Olusola. Other leading women appointed in new management roles include Helen Iwuchukwu, the new Chief Operations Officer, Transcorp Hotels Plc and Okaima Ohizua, the new Chief Operations Officer, Transcorp Power.

The leading conglomerate in a statement on social media said "we are glad to be at the forefront of the global push for Gender Diversity at the workplace".

The new appointments would take effect from March 25, 2020.

We are excited to see more women take on leadership roles in leading organizations in Nigeria and indeed Africa. The importance of representation in the decision-making tables of public and private sector institutions cannot be over-emphasized. This is a laudable decision made by the board of Transcorp Nigeria for other private sector organizations to emulate. We wish the leading women immense success in their new roles. We are sure to see improved business growth and development in this organization over the coming years.