Chairman
Chief Emeke Iwerebon
Chief Emeke Iwerebon holds a BSc in Business Administration, MA (Honours) in Economics and a Juris Doctor degree in Law. He was called to the bar in 1989. He has worked in various fields of human endeavour, including judicial clerkship with Justices of the Illinois Appellate Court, prosecutorial work and extensive work in the finance department of Longman, USA. He has been chairman of other companies operating in key sectors of the nation’s economy.
Managing Director / Ceo
Alhaji Hassan S. Bala
Alhaji Hassan Bala was appointed Managing Director of Learn Africa Plc on 1 April 2016. He joined Longman Nigeria Plc in 1996 as a Sales Canvasser in Zaria and later became the Senior Sales representative in charge of Borno/Yobe; Area Manager of North West District and later, District Manager, North West at different times. Until his appointment as Managing Director in 2016, Alhaji Bala was the Head of Sales, North from 2013. Alhaji Bala holds a Certificate in Marketing and a Diploma in Purchasing and Supply Management from Kaduna State Polytechnic (now Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic) Zaria, and a BSc Business Management and Entrepreneurial Studies at the National Open University of Nigeria.
Non Executive Director
Mr Frederick Ijewere
Mr Frederick Ijewere is a Chartered Accountant by profession. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, Nigeria (CITN) and a SAP Human Resources consultant. With over 30 years of private accounting practice, Fred is a director of organisations involved in business risk consultancy, oil and gas, and manufacturing. He has also been the Managing Director of a finance company, and industrial mineral processing plants. He is also a member and treasurer of the Anti-Counterfeit Coalition in Nigeria, and an Assistant Governor of Rotary International.
Non Executive Director
Hajia Binta Bakari
Hajia Binta Bakari is the MD/ CEO of Elegant Touch Limited. She has vast experience in purchasing, sales and construction. Before starting Elegant Touch Limited, she worked with AWAL Motors Limited and AWAL construction Limited. A seasoned administrator, Hajia Binta has been a contractor to many government ministries, parastatals, agencies, private companies, individuals and the diplomatic community. She had her education at the Women Teachers Training College, Borno State, and she is currently studying for a Diploma in Law at the University of Jos, Plateau State.
Non Executive Director
Mrs Yetunde Aina
Mrs Yetunde Aina holds a BSc in Economics and a degree in Law from Kings College and the London School of Economics, respectively. Mrs Aina has varied experience in banking, product design and business development. She was also a design consultant to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). Mrs Aina is currently the CEO of Jadeas Trust, an education and cultural foundation with a Pan-Africa focus. The organisation has played advisory roles to state government, national and international agencies and organisations.
Non Executive Director
Mrs Egbichi Akinsanya
Mrs Egbichi Akinsanya holds a BSc in Economics and Public Administration from Bedford College (now Royal Holloway College), University of London. She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrator, UK (ICSA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation. Her work experience covers both the public and private sectors; having worked with the Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria (SEC), Citibank Nigeria, British American Tobacco and a Private Venture Capital initiative (FBC Beverages Company Limited). She is also a Non-Executive Director of Sterling Bank Plc. She is engaged in many charitable ventures and is a council member of her parish church. She also has wide interest in Real Estate with a special bias for building and remodeling homes.
Non Executive Director
Mr Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Mr Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is the General Partner and Co-founder of Future Africa, a platform that provides capital, coaching and community for mission-driven innovators, building an African future where purpose and prosperity are within everyone’s reach. He also helped to build Andela and Flutterwave, two of Africa’s largest and fastest-growing technology companies backed by global investors. Mr Aboyeji holds a Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies from the University of Waterloo in Canada, and he is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. He also sits on the board of several corporate and non-profit organisations and advises many national and sub-national governments across Africa on how to support high growth innovation-driven enterprises in their domains.
Publishing Director
Mr Gbolagunte Aiyedun
Mr Gbolagunte Aiyedun graduated from Obafemi Awolowo university in 1988 with a BSc (Honours) degree in Biochemistry. He joined Longman Nigeria Plc in 1999 as a Publisher (Science and Technical), having worked with two other publishing companies from 1992. He rose to the position of Senior Publisher in 2002, Deputy Publishing Manager in 2008 and Assistant General Manager (Publishing) in 2009. He was appointed Publishing Director in 2012. He has attended many local and overseas training programmes, including the Strategic Publishing Management Course at the Publishing Training Centre, Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom.
Finance Director
Mrs Cordelia Isioma Ojeile
Mrs Cordelia Isioma Ojeile is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). She is an alumnus of Yaba College of Technology. She joined Longman Nigeria Plc in 1998 as Assistant Accountant and rose to the position of Assistant Management Accountant in 2006. She was appointed Management Accountant in 2009, and was thereafter made the interim Head of Human Resources and Administration in 2011. In 2012, she rose to the position of Head of Finance and was appointed Finance Director in December 2014.
