Press Release
Lagos, Nigeria; December 3, 2020.
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (referred to as “Flour Mills “or “FMN”), Nigeria’s leading integrated food business and Agro-allied group, owners of the iconic brand – ‘Golden Penny,’ today announced changes to its board structure. The changes which have been approved by the Board at their Meeting held on Thursday 3rd December, 2020 is as follows:
Alhaji Ahmad served as the pioneer Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Pension Commission (“PENCOM”) and oversaw the growth of the pension industry in Nigeria from ground zero to a N4.7 trillion in Assets Under Management. He was also a pioneer staff member of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Company (“NDIC”) where he rose through the ranks as a bank supervisor to become a Director.
M.K (as he is fondly called) Chairs the Technical Committee of the National Council on Privatization (NCP), chaired by the Vice President of Nigeria. He chaired the Technical Committee on the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance constituted by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, which produced the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018.
MK also chaired the Technical Committee that produced the North East Transformation Strategy (NESTS), a medium-term Regional Development Strategy, for the sustainable socio-economic transformation and reconstruction of the Region, a strategy promoted by the six Governors of the constituent states of the region. He also assisted in the development of the Buhari Plan, which was initiated by the Federal Government of Nigeria to provide a framework for coordinating all initiatives and interventions by various actors for early recovery and sustainable development of the North East region. He currently coordinates and leads a team to develop Borno 2045 Development Plan.
He has served on the Board of various companies and committees including banks and not for profit organizations. In July 2016, he was appointed to be the Chairman, Board of Directors, Skye Bank Nigeria. In 2019, he was appointed an Independent Board Director of MTN Nigeria.
5. Alhaji Abdullahi Ardo Abba, who had served on the Board of Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc as a Non-Executive Director since 1986, retires from the Board effective 3rd December, 2020. The board expresses its profound gratitude to all the retiring directors for their meritorious services and contributions to the growth of our company and wish them pleasant retirement.
About Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc
Incorporated in September 1960 and quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange since 1978, Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) Plc, owners of the iconic Golden Penny Food brand is one of Nigeria’s leading food and agro-allied companies. With a broad basket of food products and robust pan- Nigerian production, distribution, and supply chain network, FMN is a fully integrated and diversified food and agro-allied group.
FMN group strives in its purpose to “Feed the Nation, Everyday” through its five core food value chains: Grains, Sweeteners, Oils and Fats, Proteins, and Starches. FMN creates value along the entire food chain with its “farm-to-table” model by providing inputs and know-how to farmers, aggregating and sourcing crops and raw materials to supply its world-class processing facilities across Nigeria, and distributing its innovative food brands to its customers.