By InvestAdvocate
Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Paint manufacturer, Berger Paints Nigeria Plc on Tuesday named Raj Mangtani, Adekunle Olowokande and Patrick Buruche as non-executive directors of the company as approved by the board of directors, the company said in its issuers announcement to the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
According to the paint maker, Mangtani is an Indian by Nationality and holds a Bachelor in Commerce from the University of Bombay. He is also a member of Indian Professionals, Nigeria. Mangtani started his professional career with Akzo Nobel in Stenunsungd, Sweden and still the major principal of the company till date. In 1985 he joined Emychem, formerly Emmyson Ltd, a company that deals with the distribution of chemical raw materials in Nigeria/West Africa and other 20 leading European and American Manufacturers, as managing director. A position he holds till date.
Mangtani is a member of Nigerian Institute of Management.
While Olowokande is a qualified professional Accountant who holds an HND in Accountancy & Finance from the College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos ( 1997 – 2000) and obtained a Masters Qualifying Programme from the Bellerbys College, Hove, UK in 2001.
The company said Olowokande later obtained MA in International Finance from London Metropolitan University in 2003 and became ACCA Certified in 2009.
He started his working career with Berger Paints Nigeria Plc as an assistant to the cost accountant of the company (2000 – 2001) before moving to A.E.T.C Ltd, a Training Centre in the United Kingdom (2003 – 2009).
He returned to Berger Paints Nigeria Plc in July 2010 as the corporate strategy & risk manager, reporting to the managing director with responsibilities for overall business risk assessment and asset management, management and financial statutory compliance, qualitative and quantitative analysis of strategic business plans and regular liaison with business units and heads.
On the part of Buruche, he attended The Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu where he obtained his National Diploma in Building Engineering (1984 – 1986) before proceeding to Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka from 1992 to 2001 obtaining a Bachelor of Engineering Degree (B.Engr).
His professional work started with the Anambra State Water Corporation (1998 – 2000) as a seniour technical officer/assistant zonal manager Onitsha Zone. He became the zonal manager in Njikoka/Oyi/Abagana and Ihiala zones respectively in the same corporation (2000 – 2001).
Patrick has in the course of his professional career participated in several huge water and construction projects.
From June 2007 to September 2007, in conjunction with Anambra State Government, he was among the team of Engineers and Geologists under the European Union assisted Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Programme. Also in July 2010, he supervised the construction of a 246 meters deep industrial water borehole at Nnewi. From November 2011 – December 2011, he was project engineer in the design and Construction of a 4km Ihe-Agbudu erosion Project in Agwu L .G. A for Anambra-Imo River Basin Development Authority. He has also served as project engineer in the construction of many other projects both in Enugu and Anambra States.
He is currently the managing director/chief executive officer of Pangoc Global Services Limited.
