An agribusiness firm, Olam Agri in Nigeria, has been recognised at the Nigerian Business Leadership Awards (NBLA) organised by BusinessDay.
Country Head, Ashish Pande, was recognised as the Most Admired Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the Agriculture sector for the business’s positive impact and support for the Federal Government’s economic development agenda.
BusinessDay publisher Frank Aigbogun said: “A top rating agency, Moody, recently raised Nigeria’s economic outlook for next year to positive. This news provides a reason for us to hope.
“In this context, we are glad to recognise the leaders and the companies that daily strive to put their businesses at the forefront to successfully navigate the operating environment and contribute to the growth of the economy. I salute their courage and resilience. They deserve to be recognised.”
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Pande, who was represented by a strong team of top-level executives said: “We are grateful to the organisers of the awards for this recognition. The award recognition underlines the firm’s rising investments across the agriculture value chains.
“These investments are part of our pursuit of food and nutrition-secure and sustainable Nigeria under the Seeds for The Future (SFTF) initiative.
“The Seeds for the Future initiative is our social sustainability investment vehicle with five levers, namely, supporting farms and farmers, enabling wider education and skill development for young people, empowering indigent women, promoting health and nutrition across the country, and reducing carbon emissions in our business operations.”
He explained the firm will continue to enable improved productivity in rice and wheat milling, animal feed & poultry, edible oil, tomato, and cotton production segments, in addition to creating employment opportunities.
Executives at the awards wereAbhishek Singh, Vice President of the wheat milling unit; Moshood Quadri, General Manager, Human Resources; Uduak Joshua, Manager, Human Resources; Bishesh Jha, Vice President, Supply Chains; Amit Agarwal, among others.