PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
SUMMARY
GIFT OKORIE
CEO
(Nato Resources
West-Africa Limited)
An enthusiastic success factor Management, Consulting and HR
Professional with 15 + years-hands-on industry experience in small, medium and
large-scale institutions, with capacity for implementing bespoke strategies
that optimizes Return on Investment (ROI) in relevant areas of organizational
key performance indicators (KPIs) and departmental cum individual key
performance deliverables (KPDs). He has strong and proven ability to
collaborate with diverse team members to deliver targets within specified
timelines and have demonstrated competencies in working with contemporary
strategies to deliver solutions to structural and or institutional capacity
challenges in a diverse work environment. His research has contributed
immensely to the knowledge industry and has developed and customized over a
thousand capacity building course materials for optimum organizational
performance.
He has strong track-record of offering deep expertise in
organizational development, management and HR initiatives that support
organizational strategic objectives for optimal business outcomes. He has his
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in Government and Public Administration, a
Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in Political science and a Doctoral (Ph.D)
degree in political science and public Administration with focus in Human
Resources Management. He is a strategic-thinking leader who brings credibility
to cutting-edge organizational growth metrics through his history of personal
integrity, respect for people, management and professional expertise. His
analytical, commercial, team management, engagement, collaboration,
communication and presentation skills have helped him identify problems, drive efficiency
and facilitate high performances across all levels in organizations.
He has over 15 years multi-functional expertise spanning across
- Policy Development, Talent Sourcing/Management, Succession Planning,
Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Change Management/Transformation,
Planning/Strategy, Organizational Development, Performance Management and
Return On Investment (ROI) of Human Capital. In addition, He has earned the
capability to manage critical stakeholders – ‘Board of Directors/Advisers’,
‘Employee Representatives’, ‘Regulatory Agencies’ ‘Organizational Management’
and ‘Communities’. Above all, his cross-functional experience which cuts across
various sectors like; Conglomerates - Oil and Gas, Manufacturing (FMCG),
Shipping/Maritime, and Consulting Sectors, has equipped him with the ability to
collaborate with professionals from diverse cultures, acquire multi-industry
knowledge and an in-depth consulting skills - an attribute which make him a
unique talent.
BUSINESS
PROFILE
Nato
Resources West-Africa Limited (RC 1405853) is geared towards achieving the
vision, mission, and goals of pursuing the ultimate mutual satisfaction of
customers and stake-holders. The business was set up with the lofty dreams of
becoming one of the leading house-hold names in the agro-allied products
processing sub-sector with the mandate of reaching 5 million house-holds in I
year with value-added range of multiple agricultural semi-finished and
processed flour products the sub-saharan Africa.
The products are
registered with such relevant government agencies such as the Corporate
Affairas Commision (CAC), National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and
Control (NAFDAC), Federal Revenue Service (FRS), Nigerian Export Promotion
Council (NEPC), etc.
The targeted
market for these products are the Upper and Middle class Nigerians and Africans
both at home and in diaspora (US, UK, Canada etc) who desire high quality and
easy to prepare processed agro-allied flour products, based on the statistics
that the average national demand and consumption for these products stands at
about 750 tons per day.
Nato
Resources West-Africa Limited are manufacturers, processors and packagers of
agro-allied foods products into flour such as;
1. Nato Foods Ground Rice
Flour;
2. Nato Foods Peeled Beans
Flour;
3. Nato Foods Unripe
Plantain Flour;
4. Nato Foods Yam Elubo
Flour;
5. Nato Foods Poundo Yam
Flour;
6. Nato Foods Wheat Flour;
7. Nato Foods Sweet
Potatoes Flour;
8. Nato Foods Cassava
Flour,
9. Nato Foods Semolina
Flour,
10. Nato Foods Ripe Plantain
Chips and
11. Nato Foods Unripe
Plantain Chips.
Company Business Profile
Vision Statement NATO R seeks to become and maintain industry leadership in innovative
improvements in the food processing sub-sectoral space value-chain aimed at
ensuring customer and stake-holder satisfaction.
Mission Statement NATO R is committed to hiring quality staff, providing quality tools, and
ensuring appropriate work and customer-friendly environment that enhances
best-practices.
Background
NATO Resources West-Africa
Limited, a company with an initial set-up capital of Two
Million naira (N2, 000,000), has over the years grown in leaps and bounds.
Especially given that it started production with just one product line item of
stock keeping unit (SKU) but now has over twelve different varieties of brand
offerings to its market. The company is set up in Lagos State, Nigeria. due to
the large market and high demand for its products (yam (elubo isu) flour,
plantain flour, beans flour, rice flour, poundo yam flour, wheat flour,
semonato flour, sweet potato flour, plantain
chips. The company is supported by competent and skillful Management team and
professionals. These operational areas of the company indicate that the
benefits presented to the Nigerian and African population including those in
diaspora (USA, Canada and UK) at the moment are enormous.
The
idea of manufacturing these product in Lagos state as a take-off point, will
provide a huge market (with an estimated population of over twenty million
people) and job opportunities for the company’s host/ immediate environment. The
factory will produce both 1kg, 5kg and 10kg variants of these flour products.
In addition, the factory shall be able to produce other sizes of these products
on requests from customers. The factory can be situated any part of the southern
Nigeria with a planned initial take-off from Lagos state of Nigeria.
The demand for plantain flour, yam
(elubo isu) flour, poundo yam flour, beans flour, rice flour, plantain chips,
cassava flour is increasing day by day especially with the increasing reported
cases of population explosion in Nigeria in general and Lagos state in
particular, therefore, the degree of need, health considerations and rising
standard of living contribute in no small measure to the increasing demand for
these types of processed flours. With an estimated population of over 180
million people, the demand is 20% higher than the current supply.
These brands of flour products have
been found to be healthy foods that are rich in high energy. The national
demand is estimated to be more than 1,000,000 tonnes per annum. The flour factory
has been designed to optimize the best treatment for a Grade (A) flour in
Nigeria to compete with the industry leaders. The factory, in addition to using
the standard equipment for the production of flour will also use the cabinet
dryer which ensures the plantain dries well and thereby increases the shelf
life, gives a great taste and quality it so deserve for competition in the
market places.
Ownership
NATO
is a registered limited liability company. The ownership is structured in such
a way that the position of C.E.O is occupied by Prof..Gift OKORIE while the
position of the Executive Director is occupied by Dr. (Mrs) Elizabeth
Gift-OKORIE. Other directors include Vanessa Gift-OKORIE, Nichole Gift-OKORIE,
Denzel Gift-OKORIE and Chantelle Gift-OKORIE
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