Shekarau gets Bank of Industry appointment

Shekarau gets Bank of Industry appointment

The Bank of Industry (BoI) has named Mr Omar Shekarau as the Executive Director, Small and Medium Enterprises (SME).

He takes over from Dr. Waheed Olagunju, who retired from service.

Shekarau, a graduate of ABU, Zaria, until his appointment, was the General Manager, SME North and later General Manager, Large Enterprises.

He is a licenced Human Resource Professional; a member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM); a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Administration of Nigeria.

Shekarau joined BOI in 2005 as a Senior Manager/Head of Human Resources. He became a General Manager in 2014.

BoI provides financial assistance for the establishment of large, medium and small projects as well as the expansion, diversification and modernisation of existing enterprises; and rehabilitation of existing ones.

By Wale Odunsi