>> Premium Pension appoints new MD/CEO
Premium Pension Limited has appointed Mr. Umar Sanda Mairami as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He succeeded Mr. Wilson Ideva who formally retired from the company.
In a statement signed by Aliyu Mohammad Ali, the Head Corporate Communication, the PFA said that the appointment is part of its strategy to provide excellent services and reposition the company.
Mr. Mairami is a seasoned banker and a member of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).
He began his career with the then Habib Nigeria Bank Limited as a Trainee Officer of the Yola branch of the bank.
As a thoroughbred professional, Mr. Mairami joined the then Intercity Bank Plc in 1999 where he served as an Executive Assistant to the Managing Director. He has headed major strategic core banking groups which comprised Corporate Planning; Corporate Promotions; Credit Administration; Training and other aspects of banking covering Credit Management, Relationship and Branch Management as well as Branch Coordination at the bank’s Head Office. He also served as Deputy General Manager, Group Head Corporate Services covering, Human Resources, Administration, Financial Control and Information Technology departments.
As a result of the banking reforms of 2004 which led to merging of Intercity Bank with eight (8) other banks to form Unity Bank; Mairami was appointed as the bank’s pioneer head of Human Capital Management Department. He was also head of Asset Management Committee and subsequently resigned as Head of Operations of the bank.
Speaking on assumption of office, Mairami said during his tenure, the company will be more customer-focused in alignment with the vision and mission of the company.
The new CEO further reiterated the commitment of the management to pay particular attention to capacity development to ensure that PPL staff remain professional.
Until his current appointment, he was an Executive Director Business Development and Investment with Legacy Pension Managers Limited.
The company said: “Mairami is expected to bring to bear his several years of cumulative experience in banking and financial industry.”