By Henry Uche, Lagos
Vice President and Council member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), Mrs. Uto Ukpanah, has won the “Global Corporate Secretary” award of the year at the Maiden edition of the Corporate Secretaries International Association (CSIA) Global Governance Awards held in Malaysia recently.
With this, ICSAN has set the pace for all governance professionals globally, making Nigeria the first recipient of this prestigious award.
Uto Ukpanah, who is a Fellow of ICSAN, is an astute governance professional with a track record of excellence and exceptional leadership and expertise in Corporate Governance.
CSIA is the global body of all Governance Professionals and Corporate Secretaries with membership cutting across 70 countries on four continents. Mrs Ukpanah has indeed raised the bar of Nigeria’s global rating in the area of exceptional Corporate Governance and value-adding Company Secretariat practices.
This award is a testament to the synergy between ICSAN and CSIA over the years. ICSAN has contributed to the growth and development of corporate governance and administration in the global space for over a decade with one of the Past Presidents of ICSAN, Mr Bode Ayeku, who was the immediate Past President of CSIA, while the current President/Chairman of Council of ICSAN, Mrs Funmi Ekundayo, is currently serving as the Honorary Treasurer of CSIA.
ICSAN has reinstated its commitment to continue working with corporate organisations and governments alike to propagate good governance in both the private and public sectors.