Guinness Nigeria appoints Omobola Johnson as non-executive director

Guinness Nigeria Plc on Tuesday announced the appointment of Dr. Omobola Johnson, as a non-Executive Director of the company.

Omobola Johnson

An experienced ICT policy professional, Dr. Johnson brings to the Boardover 30 years of experience from both the private and public sectors of the Nigerian economy.

Dr. Johnson is an alumnus of the prestigious University of Manchester, University of London and Cranfield University, all in the United Kingdom.

She started her professional career in management consulting in the London Office of Arthur Andersen/Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) in 1985.

She rose through the ranks and was admitted into the Accenture Partnership in September 2000, with responsibility for financial services practice in the Nigerian market.

In 2005, Dr. Johnson was appointed as the Country Managing Director for Accenture with responsibility for implementing Accenture strategy in Nigeria and the rest of West Africa.

She sought early retirement from Accenture in March 2010 to enable her engage and participate more deeply in nation building by deploying the skills and competencies acquired during her 25 years in Andersen/Accenture as a member of Nigeria’s Presidential Advisory Council.

She was appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Communication Technology in 2011, and, during her four year tenure at the Ministry, she oversaw the creation and implementation of policy to enable affordable Internet, including the development and presentation of the country’s 2013-2018 National Broadband Plan. During her time as Minister, the percentage of Internet users in the country nearly doubled from 24% (2010) to 43% (2014).

She served meritoriously in that capacity until May 2015.

Dr. Johnson is a Partner in TLCom Capital, a Venture Capital firm with specific focus on investments in technology enabled companies in sub-Saharan Africa.

She also serves on the Board of Directors of FBN Quest, the merchant banking and asset management subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc, and is Chairman of Phoenix Africa Development Company in the UK.

She is a Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN).

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr. Babatunde Savage observes:

“Dr.Omobola Johnson is a consummate and well respected enterprise transformation professional with diverse experience in private and public sectors of the economy and we are privileged to have her join our Board. I am confident that her contributions will enrich our deliberations on the Board”.