Nahco Aviance wins Global Risk Award in UK
One of the frontliners in the ground handling companies, Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, (Nahco Aviance) has won the Global Risk Award as the overall winner in the Transportation & Aviation Industry category of the 2015/2016 edition of the Nigerian Risk Awards.
The company has attained such stride because of its tireless efforts in ensuring that the facilitation of passengers luggage were done seamlessly and at the same time time being conscious of the associated risks while on duty.
Disclosing this landmark achievement to newsmen, NAHCO spokesman, Mr. Tayo Ajakaye, said that for the company to clinch such an award was a testimony to the its spirit of resilience and hard work.
Ajakaye further added that the firm having emerged the runner-up in the last edition, took bold steps creative steps to clinch the award this year, noting that Nahco emerged winner in a competition that paraded top brands around the world.
Also, NAHCO’s Head, Enterprise Risk Management, Adewale Akinwale said that the firm earned the award “ due to hard work and commitment to safety, efficiency and dedication towards improving our bottom-line revenue in the interest of our shareholders.”
According to him, the company recorded a 99.6 percent reduction in cargo claims in the year under review, from N53 million in 2014 to less than N200, 000 in 2015.
“We had zero aircraft damages. We cut our cargo claims payment down from N53, 434,096.03 in 2014 to just N177, 356.78 in 2015. We achieved all these despite the threat of economic collapse due to 2015 general election fears, highly volatile foreign exchange rates which led to reductions in cargo volumes and passenger numbers, crippling fuel scarcity situations which grounded many organisations to a halt and in the face of an unethical industry competition”.
Meanwhile, NAHCO Free Trade Zone (NFZ), a subsidiary of the firm has announced the appointment of Arc Usman Arabi Bello as Chairman.
Bello, who was before now the Vice Chairman of the company, took over from Mr. Bolaji Balogun who retired in March.
A widely-travelled properly expert, Bello is also an administrator of repute. His directional managerial responsibilities cover the consultancy consortium Ericon Bello & Associates and its subsidiary, Arabi Bello & Associates, where he is principal partner.
He sits on the boards of quite a number of companies including HNB Security and Protection Company Limited as Chairman; Bello Group of Companies and ZycomSurveillance Inc.
Bello’s professional career in Architecture and other related fields has been purposeful and productive. A long standing member of the Nigeria Institute of Architects and Architects Registration Council of Nigeria, Bello has brought his own signature approach to the design and execution of buildings to enrich the built environment. His works are in many parts of Nigeria, notably Kaduna, Yola, Lagos and Abuja.
Bello had been with the NAHCO Free Trade Zone since its establishment and has significantly contributed to its growth. His new assignment would enable him give focused guidance to the executive management of the company.
NFZ is a product of Nahco Aviance diversification strategy which went full flare a few years back.
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