By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Portland Paints and Products Nigeria Plc (PORTPAINT) Monday announced it has appointed a new company secretary, Adeleke Ibraheem Yusuff with effective from December 02, 2013.

The company said this in a notice to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and made available to InvestAdvocate in Lagos Nigeria.

According to PORTPAINT, Yusuff was born on February 02, 1968, he attended Comprehensive Grammar School, Saki Oyo State (1985), Ansar Ud Deen Heights Saki, Oyo State (HSC) 1987; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun (LL.B Hons) – 1991; Nigerian Law School Lagos, B.L. – 1992; Lagos State University, Ojo, LL.M. 2009.

He was called to the Nigerian Bar in December 1992 after which he went into private legal practice with Eyimofe Atake & Co. in 2000; he joined African International Bank Limited as Regional Legal Officer (East) based in Port Harcourt. In October, 2002 he joined Reliance Bank Limited as an Assistant Manager (Legal) and was there until December 2005.

Yusuff joined Intercontinental Bank Plc in January 2006 as the Regional Legal Adviser, North West/North East (based in Kano) until June 2007 when he was appointed Regional Legal Adviser, South West and Benin (based in Ibadan, July 2007 – October 2010). He was the Regional Legal Adviser, Lagos Mainland between April 2011 – August 2011.

He joined UAC of Nigeria Plc in October 2011 as Legal Services Manager, a position he held till date.

Also, he is an Associate of Chartered institute of Arbitrators Nigeria (AClarb) and also Associate of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of UK, Nigerian Branch (AClarb), 2009.

Yusuff is married with two children.