Mansur Ahmed is MAN’s 10th President
MA N S U R AHMED HAS succeeded Frank Udemba Jacobs to become the 10th President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN).
Elected at the 46th annual general meeting of the association recently held in Lagos, he takes over from Jacobs, the former president after the expiration of a 4-year tenure.
Ahmed, the group executive director, Government and Strategic Relations and chief executive officer (CEO) at Dangote Granite Mining Co. Ltd has a first degree in Mechanical Engineering from Nottingham University and a Masters’ degree in Industrial Engineering and Administration from Cranfield University. He also has a post graduate certificate in Investment Appraisal and Management of the Harvard Institute of International Development.
He was the pioneer director-general (DG) and CEO of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission of Nigeria (ICRC) until his retirement in 2012. He led the Commission to win the Africa Investor PPP Champion of the Year 2010. He was at a time the DG of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), where he led the conceptualization and development of the PPP policy framework for Nigeria.
He had a robust career at the Nigerian National Petro“Due Corporation (NNPC), where he served in various capacities including Managing Director and Chief Executive. In addition, he served, at various times, on national committees including the Nigerian Vision 2010 and Vision 2020 Committees; the Technical Committee of the National Privatization Council; and the Committee on the Assessment and Monitoring of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The association, a body of organised private sector players has continuously pushed for policy formulation from governments to foster a business environment suitable for manufacturers to thrive.