Emerhor Leaves Transcorp Hotels as Bello Becomes New Chairman

March 21, 2018
Emerhor Leaves Transcorp Hotels as Bello Becomes New Chairman

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

Chairman of Transcorp Hotels Plc, Mr Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, has resigned his appointment as chairman of the company.

Mr O’tega Emerhor was appointed as Chairman of Transcorp Hotels in 2011 and was also a non-executive director of the firm.

The Delta State-born politician served as Chief Executive Officer of SA Insurance Plc and also as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Crystal Bank Limited (Standard Trust Bank Limited), (now UBA Plc).

As a result of the vacant position he left in the hotel, its management has appointed Mr Abdulqadir Bello as the new chairman of the Board of Directors of Transcorp Hotels Plc.

The new chairman is a former Executive Director/Chief Risk Officer at United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc.

He is an experienced financial professional with over 27 years of extensive experience in the banking and financial services industry having at various times held positions such as Group Chief Credit Officer of UBA, Executive Director North.

Mr Abdulqadir Bello holds a BSc in Accounting from the Bayero University, Kano and became an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria in 1990 and was subsequently conferred with a fellowship of the Institution in 2016.

According to a statement issued by Secretary of Transcorp Hotels, Helen Iwuchukwu, the new Chairman is a fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration.

Modupe Gbadeyanka

Modupe Gbadeyanka is a fast-rising journalist with Business Post Nigeria. Her passion for journalism is amazing. She is willing to learn more with a view to becoming one of the best pen-pushers in Nigeria. Her role models are the duo of CNN's Richard Quest and Christiane Amanpour.

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