QUALIFICATION FOR THIS JOB VACANCY: MINIMUM OF 2ND CLASS UPPER LLB DEGREE AND BL WITH LLM OR A PHD FROM A REPUTABLE UNIVERSITY.
PROFESSIONAL COMPANY SECRETARIAL CERTIFICATION WOULD BE AN ADVANTAGE.
CANDIDATES WHO WISH TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY SHOULD SEND APPLICATION WITH CV ATTACHED TO:
iginigeria@gmail.com
I wish to apply for the position of Company Secretary in your organisatin.
ONWUADIAMU VINCENT NWACHUKWU
Higher National Diploma Auchi Polytechnic
Member, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators(ICSA)
Associate, Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria (ACIP)
Associate, Institute of Capital Market Registrars(ICMR)
Company Secretary/Legal Department, Nigerian Breweries Plc
1, Abebe Village Road, P O Box 545, Lagos
GSM 08062107942, 012143214
2717400-20 Ext. 1363
Vincent_Onwuadiamu@Heineken.NL
onwuadiamuvincent@yahoo.com
CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1984 – 1991 – NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY – Personal
Position: Personal Secretary
Typing of legal opinions, preparation of letters to law firms, typing of reports
Filing and documentation of all legal processes involving the Authority
Supervising junior Secretarial/Clerical Staff
Sending of documents to law firms prosecuting matters on behalf of the Authority
Management of all official records.
Management of stock of stationeries and
Events Management, including travel arrangements, Board meeting organisation and arrangements for Board Dinners
Management of Fleet of vehicles and booking of hotels particularly during Board Meeting
Preparation of Meetings of Executive Committee Meeting
Preparation of the Minutes of Board Meetings
Managing and documentation of all Agreements entered into by the Authority.
Taking Dictations from the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser of Minutes of Board and Management Meetings
General Administration of the Office
1991 – 1995 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Position: Admin Assistant
Issuance of Forms to be completed by Capital Market Operators
Checking and ensuring that the forms completed by Capital Market Operators confirm with the statutory requirements
Documentation of all application for Registration as a Capital Market Operators
Arranging that all files that conform with statutory requirements are sent for Board Meeting
Preparation of the Letter of Registration for Capital Market Operators
Arrangement for the issuance of Certificate of Registration for Capital Market Operators
Writes letters of reminder when renewal of registration is due
Supervision of junior secretarial and clerical staff in the Division
Confirms from the Police that Market Operators do not have criminal records by sending their finger prints for checking at Alagbon
Management and documentation of all Records concerning Capital Market Operators
Supervision of Management Trainees and junior secretarial/clerical staff
1995 TO DATE – NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC
Position: Assistant Manager, Secretarial Services/Admin
1) Company Secretarial Matters
Company Secretarial issues – including preparation and filing all Corporate Affairs forms – CO2, Annual Returns, CAC 10, etc, Delivery of Board meeting Notices to Directors, Secretary
2) Annual General Meeting Activities
Secretary to the Annual General Meeting Committee – Covers all meetings of the AGM Planning Committee, Liaise with Agencies and Events Managers on all activities concerning the AGM of Nigerian Breweries Plc, arranges Board Dinner and other Dinners after Board Meetings,.
3) Records Management.
Maintains records of Trademarks Register, Product Complaint Register, Register of Agreements, Register of Cases involving the Company, Files all application and renewals in respect of NB Plc’s intellectual property,
4) Product complaint matters
writes letters concerning this to law firms, and our insurers, informs our insurers when such matters go to court for adjudication, Does periodic (quarterly analysis) or product complaint.
5) Properties issues
This includes collecting demand notices from Land Use and Allocation Directorate in respect of ground on state lands and arranges payment, Liases with Knight Frank, Estate Surveyors in case of valuation of properties, keeps and maintains a Register of Company Properties, pays rents on all company properties, demands rent on company owned properties, arranges payment of valuation fees, Negotiates new and ongoing leases and rents.
6) Budgets
Prepares the Departmental budget, ensures that expenses are in tune with budget, processes all payments to law firms, estate surveyors and Valuers, events managers, agencies, etc
7) Capital market activities
Takes part in scrip issues by sending the increased in shares to stamp duty, obtaining approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission, liaising with the appointed stock brokers, solicitors and other capital market operators to ensure compliance with statutory regulations and then arranging sealing, positing and auditing of the activities of the scrip issues at the end of the exercise. Ensures that the Company that in Stock Exchange matters, ensuring that CSCS fees are paid, keeps a list of official listing for the record of the company, follows up approvals by the statutory bodies concerned such as Nigerian Stock Exchange, Securities and Exchange Commission, Calculates and ensures that these fees are properly calculated according to the established guidelines etc.
Share Registration Functions:
Checks shares to ensure conformity before it goes to Board Committee meetings, Performs Share Approval Function such as checking shares from Registrar’s office for corrections, arranging them in the proper order, ensuring that they go to Executive Committee Meeting of the Board for approval, seals them in the presence of the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser and returning them to Registrar for their further actions.
Ensures that the Company complies with statutory requirements, particularly of the Stock Exchange, ensures meeting with SEC requirements, and the Corporate Affairs Commission requirements such as filing forms CAC 10, Annual Returns, etc Make all arrangements including seeking approval of the Statutory bodies in case of bonus issues, arranges printing of the share certificates, sealing and dating them and despatch them to Registrar’s Office for their further actions
9) Pension Administration
Director of the Progress Trust CPFA) Ltd – the pension fund of NB Plc’s staff. In this regard, takes part in taking decisions about the strategic direction of the pension fund, ensuring that the Fund meets the Pencom requirements including ensuring that the fund complies with the requirements of Pencom in areas of investment, and generally with the provisions of the 2004 Pension Act.
I am also a member of the Risk Management Committee of the Progress Trust (CFPA), the Pension Fund arm of Nigerian Breweries Plc.
DATE OF BIRTH
5th July, 1960
EDUCATION
Ebu Grammar School, Ebu 1971-1975
Institute of Continuing Education, Warri 1977/1978
Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi – 1978 to 1982
Private Lectures
QUALIFICATIONS
Higher National Diploma (HND) 1982
WASC - 1975
WASC - 1978
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators – ICSA – 2005
Associate, Certified Pension Institute (ACIP) 2005
Associate, Institute of Capital Market Registrars (AICMR) 2006
COMPUTER SKILLS
1. Microsoft Word
2. MS Excel
3. MS outlook
4. MS Power point
5. Inter and intranet
PUBLICATIONS
1) Reporting Writing Skills for Secretaries and Typists – 2005
2) 2004 Pension Reform Act – Issues, Prospects and Challenges Ahead 2005
3) Effective Contract Negotiation and Purchasing Management Course 2007
COURSES ATTENDED
1) Management Appreciation Course of Executive Secretaries and Personal Assistants
- November 1987
2) Management Development Course for Senior Secretaries and Executive Assistants
- August 1992
3) Computer Appreciation Course - February 1993
Pension Fund Administration Under the Pension Act - June 2006
4) Enhanced Secretarial Administration Course - April 1994
5) Supervisory Management Course - March 1997
6) Team Building and Team Working - April 1998
7) Customer Service Course - July 1999
9) Institute of Capital Market Registrar - March – June 2006
10) Corporate Social Responsibility - June 2006
11) Supervisory skills Development Course - November 2006
12) Seminar on Corporate Social Responsibility - April, 2007
13) Problem Solving Skills - May 2009
REFEREES
1) Luke Amadi
Office of the Supply Chain Director
Nigerian Breweries Plc
1 Abebe Village Road
P O Box 545, Lagos
2) Charles Dako
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc
4, Davies Street
Off Marina
P O Box 70659
Victoria Island
Lagos
3) Peter Agba
Logistics Manager
Logistics Department
Nigerian Breweries Plc
Aba