By Sunday Ehigiator
The Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) has announced Professor Fabian Ajogwu (SAN) as its new president following his victory at the recently held election of the institute
This was revealed in a signed statement by the Registrar/CEO institute of Chartered Arbitrators, Shola Oshodi-John.
According to the statement, Ajogwu steps into the position of President with the retirement of Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) as the President of the Institute, who was said to have made significant contributions towards the growth of the Institute during his tenure.
“Ajogwu, is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Lagos Business School Professor of Corporate Governance, and would bring his years of arbitration and governance experience to the leadership of the institute.
“He is an Alumnus of the Said Business School of Oxford University and an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School, and holds a doctorate in law from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland; an MBA from the IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona; and Law degrees from the University of Nigeria and the University of Lagos. He practices law at Kenna Partners.
“Ajogwu is also the author of several books, some of which includes, Commercial Arbitration in Nigeria: Law and Practice, Fair Hearing and Mergers & Acquisition in Nigeria: Law and Practice’ among others.
“He also has several fellowships, including, Fellow and Director of the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria; Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators, Fellow of the African Leadership Initiative West Africa, Henry Crown Global Leadership of the Aspen Institute, Fellow of the AIFA Reading Society, and Fellow of the Society for Art Collection.
“He served on the pioneer board of the Lagos Court of Arbitration and as its Vice-President, he served on the Governing Council of the Pan-Atlantic University (Lagos Business School), served as a member of the General Council of the Bar, and the Council of Legal Education (Nigerian Law School) as the statutorily designated Distinguished Legal Author.
“Professor Ajogwu is a member of the London Court of International Arbitration and a member of the Lagos Court of Arbitration and is listed on its panel of neutrals. He is also a member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration
“He chairs the Novare Group in Nigeria (owners of Novare malls), chaired ARM Harith Infrastructure Ltd (Nigeria’s pioneer infrastructure fund), and chairs NES Global amongst others as an Independent Non-Executive.
“He is a Non-Executive Director of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, an Independent Non-Executive Director of Guinness Nigeria Plc, and a Nigerian Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange-listed Seplat Energy Plc,” the statement read.
