By InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-food processing and packaging company McNichols Consolidated Plc announced on Monday it has appointed Ozurumba Elechi Afigbo as a non-executive director of the company with effect from August 17, 2015.

McNichols in an issuer’s announcement with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) said Afigbo holds a B. Eng., 2nd Class (Upper Division) Honours in Mechanical Engineering, from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).

According to the company, Afigbo started his professional career at Arthur Andersen Professional Services now known as KPMG in Nigeria.

He later joined the banking industry where he worked with First Atlantic Bank Ltd, managing its Corporate Finance and Capital Markets Group and acted as professional adviser to the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) on privatization and development of Bank policy documents in respect of Small and Medium Industries Equity Investment Scheme (SMIEIS).

Afigbo further worked with SME Manager Limited, HEIRS Alliance Limited and NEXTZON Business Services Limited in the areas of project finance, privatization process, mergers and acquisitions and conducting due diligence.

He was also at several times saddled with the responsibility for investment appraisal, approval, monitoring/shaping of business strategy processes for the Small and Medium Industries Equity Investment Scheme (SMIEIS Funds).

“Recently, Afigbo founded Sinergia Advisory Services where he provides Management Consulting Services and professional training to a select clientele,” McNichols added.

He is an accomplished and thorough professional and joins the board of McNichols with broad and varied experience.