Again AMCON Managing Director Is CEO Of The Year
For the second time this year, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Ahmed Kuru has emerged winner of CEO of The Year at the 13th edition of the Excellence Recognition Awards organized in Lagos annually by Global Excellence magazine.
Earlier in January Kuru was also honoured at Ikeja Sheraton, Lagos as winner of African Best Rated CEO of The Year at the second edition of the National Development Forum (NDF)/award ceremony organized by African Development Magazine, an international news publication.
The latest award according to the organisers was in appreciation of the boldness, doggedness and contribution of the AMCON boss to go after some of the most difficult debtors in the history of Nigeria and ensure they repay their debts, which would help to ease the hardship the economy is faced with presently. According to them, Kuru was adjudged winner by the panel of judges after a careful evaluation of the difficult assignment he does at AMCON and the fact that he goes about it without fear or favour.
“The assignment of recovering money in a country like ours from business heavy weights and those that are politically exposed is not an easy job. But we are impressed that the AMCON CEO practically puts his life on the line to recover these debts, which entailed chasing dangerous debtors that have borrowed money from tax payers to fund their businesses and lavish lifestyle while deliberately refusing to pay back,” the statement added.
In his acceptance speech the AMCON boss who eulogized the management and staff of Global Excellence magazine for initiating and sustaining the award in the last 13 years said it was heartwarming that somebody somewhere recognizes the good work AMCON was doing for the country and called on all Nigerians to support AMCON in its quest to recover the huge debts that a few individuals owe the country. Kuru was represented at the ceremony by Mr. Jude Nwauzor, Head of Corporate Communications at AMCON.
Other winners at the event include Access Bank Plc, which emerged as Best Bank of the Year, Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo of Fidelity Bank Plc who is Best Bank MD of the Year, Amen Estate, Ajah Lagos who won as Real Estate of the Year and SIFAX Group, which also emerged as Company of the Year.
