Management Profile
BASHIR
A. IDRIS ANIMASHAUN The Executive Chairman. He attended
King’s College, Lagos and is a graduate of Economics from Manchester University.
He once worked in the Federal Civil Service as Administrative Officer
from where he resigned to join Enterprise Development Company Limited
in 1963. He became a Director and Company Secretary of Academy Press from
its inception in 1964 and was appointed its Managing Director in 1968
and Executive Chairman in 1978. He retired from the Executive responsibility
in 1996 and was consequently appointed as Non- Executive Chairman. However,
as part of the restructuring of the business, he was recalled by the Board
in October 1999 to assume the Chief Executive responsibility of the Company.
He is also the Chairman of West African book Publishers, Academy Press
Business Forms Limited, Lithotec Limited and Academy Computers Limited;
He is on the Board of other organisations. He was a one-time Chairman
of Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) and presently
the Chairman Siemens Telecommunications. |
BABATUNDE J. FASHANU The Executive director, Sales and Marketing. He is an alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University and Lagos Business School. He holds a Bsc. Degree in Industrial Design and a Professional Diploma in Marketing. He is a member of Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria and British Institute of Printing. He joined Academy Press in 1984 as a production Planning officer. In 1989, he was seconded to Lithotec Limited as a Customer Service Manager and later became the Marketing Manager; he was appointed as the General Manager in 1994, a position he held before he was appointed an Executive Director in 2001, a position he held until he was redeployed to Academy Press to manage the sales activities. He is married with children.
OLUGBENGA LADIPO The Executive Director, Finance and Administration. He is a qualified Accountant. A member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. Holds a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy from Lagos State Polytechnic. He joined Academy Press Plc as Head, Accounts in 1998 from a background of over ten years post qualification professional experience both in practice with one of the top practicing firms and in industry with one of the top multinationals in the food and Beverages Industry. He has assisted in repositioning the financial functions of the Company to meet the modern day challenges. He is married with children.
TUNJI IDRIS-ANIMASHAUN The Executive Director, Operations. He is an alumnus of the University of Ibadan, the University of Essex, England and the Surrey European Management School, University of Surrey, Guildford, England. He holds a Bsc. In Computer Science, Postgraduate Diploma in financial and business Economics and an Msc in Management respectively. He is a member of the Institute of Export in the U.K. He joined Academy Press in 2000 as the Executive Assistant to the Consultant from a background of five years in the Banking Industry and a couple of years in the Computer Vending/Marketing business. He is married with children.
MOBOLAJI 1. AYINLA The General Manager, Production. He is vastly experienced in print industry having Joined the sector in 1991. He joined Academy Press in 1989. He has, at various times, worked in different segments of our Production department. He has attended various technical and management courses, both locally and overseas. He is married with children.
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