ICSAN VP, Uto Ukpanah, wins Global Corporate Secretary Award in Malaysia
L-R: KeyNote Speaker TS Mahadhir Aziz; Uto Ukpanah FCIS, Vice President ICSAN and award recipient; Suseela Menon, CSIA President; Funmi Ekundayo, FCIS, President/Chairman ICSAN; and Honorary Treasurer CSIA at the CSIA awards in Malaysia recently
The Vice President and Council member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria, ICSAN, Mrs. Uto Ukpanah, FCIS, has won the award as “The Global Corporate Secretary” of the year at the Maiden edition of the Corporate Secretaries International Association (CSIA) Global Governance Awards which held in Malaysia.
The event which held on Tuesday 23rd April, 2024 in Malaysia, made Nigeria the first recipient of this prestigious award.
Ukpanah, who is a Fellow of ICSAN, is an astute governance professional with a track record of excellence and exceptional leadership and expertise in corporate governance.
CSIA is the global body of all Governance Professionals and Corporate Secretaries with membership cutting across 70 countries in four continents.
Ukpanah has indeed, raised the bar of Nigeria’s global rating in the area of exceptional corporate governance and value adding company secretariat practices.
A statement made available to Daily Economy said, “This award is testament to the synergy between ICSAN and CSIA over the years. ICSAN has contributed to the growth and development of corporate governance and administration in the global space for over a decade with one of the past Presidents of ICSAN, Mr. Bode Ayeku, FCIS, being the immediate past President of CSIA, even as the current President/Chairman of Council of ICSAN, Mrs. Funmi Ekundayo, FCIS, is currently serving as the honorary treasurer of CSIA.”
ICSAN has reinstated its commitment to continue working with corporate organisations and governments alike to propagate good governance in both the private and public sector.
