In continuation of the restructuring of its operations, Mr Toke Alex-Ibru has been appointed because the Chief Govt Officer (CEO) of The Guardian (https://Guardian.ng).
This growth emerged as Mr Martins Oloja, Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief steps down following discover of retirement, which is able to expire on the finish of March 2024.
In an announcement by the newspaper’s Board yesterday, Alex-Ibru is predicted to deploy his expertise within the company trade to counterpoint the model fairness of the 40-year-old newspaper.
Alex-Ibru attended Cranleigh Faculty and Wellington School. He’s a 2002 Historical past graduate of the College of Exeter, United Kingdom, and an alumni member of IESE Enterprise Faculty in Spain, the place he did his Govt Training in Media and Leisure.
He has had over 15 years of business expertise in publishing and 7 years in hospitality administration.
In his former capability as an Govt Director, he has been concerned within the administration, growth and sustainability of the newspaper, coupled along with his roles in its digital transformation and membership of The Guardian Editorial Board.
In 2003, he established Lexan Media Providers Ltd, which offers consulting companies to world manufacturers getting into the Nigerian market and in 2005 he launched Time Out journal to the nation, which revealed Time Out Lagos and Time Out Abuja underneath the license of the ‘Time Out Group’, UK.
He has been a Industrial consultant of the Monetary Instances, UK since 2010, simply because the platform revealed a number of annual particular reviews on Nigeria, together with FT Nigeria Oil and Gasoline and FT Investing in Nigeria.
Alex-Ibru is at the moment a director on the boards of Ikeja Lodges Plc, Vacationer Firm of Nigeria Plc and is the Chairman of Charles Hampton, a subsidiary of Ikeja Lodges and in fairness partnership with Lagos State Authorities’s Ibile Holdings. He’s the Writer of Marie Claire Nigeria underneath licence from the Marie Claire Worldwide media group in France.
He additionally sits on the advisory boards of WARIF Worldwide, Board of Governors Member of Trinity Basis (Ibru Ecumenical Centre) and the Nigerian-Belgium Chamber of Commerce.
His pursuits embrace, philosophy, studying, travelling, tennis, operating, yoga and meditation.
Recall that the restructuring of the newspaper started in April final 12 months when the outgoing MD/Editor-in-Chief, Oloja, introduced the previous Enterprise Editor, Dr Oluwafemi Adekoya, as Editor (each day) of the newspaper. Adekoya had then changed Mr Alabi Williams, who’s now a member of the Editorial Board underneath the chairmanship of Professor Wale Omole, former Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo College, Ile-Ife.
On the similar time, the Saturday and Sunday editions of the newspaper had been consolidated as Weekend editions and Dr Kabir Alabi Garba, one other recent scholar within the newsroom, was appointed as Editor of the Weekend publications, whereas one other younger mental and head of the aviation desk, Dr Wole Oyebade, was named Deputy Editor, (each day).
Based on the departing MD/EiC, Oloja final evening, “The disruption of the administration operations is on track, and the younger ones in cost now have completed effectively to proceed with the legacy of the founding father of the nice newspaper. I’m very happy with my initiative to struggle for younger students to take over the editorial administration of the editorial operations. So, the Board is simply solidifying the mannequin we began in April by the appointment of Toke as CEO.”
“That is the brand new deal on this digital journalism age. We are going to proceed to assist the Board and Administration operations with institutional reminiscences. The Guardian faculty of journalism alumni affiliation is kind of outstanding, and the assist will proceed to be important from outdoors as you witnessed through the November 28, 2023, fortieth Anniversary lecture and launch of The Guardian Federalist Papers”.
Oloja, “Inside Stuff With MARTINS OLOJA” columnist, since 2016, who has served The Guardian as Abuja Bureau Chief/Deputy Editor, Editor, (each day), Editor-in-Chief and fourth Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper, has been praised by the Writer and Chairman of the Board, Girl Maiden Alex Ibru for his greater than 24 years of “invaluable, outstanding and unblemished service information” within the firm.
In a letter to the departing MD/EiC, the writer famous, “…certainly, the retirement is effectively earned”.
In the meantime the Board appreciates and “thanks Oloja, “for devoting your skilled profession to the service of the corporate”. The Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Oloja gained skilled prominence as Editor of the premier newspaper within the nation’s capital, Abuja Newsday 1990-1993). He later served as Senior Affiliate Editor of The Supply (newsmagazine) the place he received two Nigerian Media Advantage Awards (NMMA).
Oloja stays a member of the Editorial Board the place he had served as a member, coordinator, chief editorial author since 2012 when he was appointed Editor.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The Guardian.
