Fast meals restaurant chain, Tantalizers Plc, has appointed a brand new Group Managing Director, Robert Speijer, and a Group Deputy Managing Director, Charles Ifidon, with impact from October 29, 2024.
According to an announcement signed by the performing Company Secretary, Eze Nwa-Uwa, filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Thursday, the transfer is a part of the transformation drive of the corporate, following the acquisition of its majority shares by Messrs Food Specialties and Organics Limited and Banklink Africa Private Equities Limited.
Speijer is a Dutch citizen and Ifidon will double because the MD/CEO of Tantalizers Foods and Retails.
Speijer shall be main the transformation as Tantalizers Plc is re-positioning to change into a extremely diversified firm with strategic holdings within the meals, leisure and blue financial system area, the assertion from the agency mentioned.
“The appointments are however subject to ratifications of its Shareholders at the Company’s upcoming Annual General Meeting. In addition, the Executive Director, Finance, Bamidele Oke was re-appointed by the Board, while the former GM (Operations), Mr Olusegun Ekundayo was elevated and appointed as the Executive Director in charge of operations,” the discover added.
Speaking on these appointments, the Chairman of the brand new Tantalizers Plc, Adam Nuru, mentioned “The newly constituted Board is excited to have all these professionals serve in this Tantalizers Plc transformation journey. I believe that all the stakeholders are looking forward to the Robert Speijer’s-led team building a highly diversified food and entertainment group in the years ahead.”
Speijer skilled as an Engineer on the Merchant Navy Academy in The Netherlands and is an authorized blue financial system skilled.
His profile mentioned that he has over 30 years expertise chopping throughout the blue financial system, oil and gasoline and the maritime sector. He was Group Executive Director at Jagal Group and NigerDock with obligations for enterprise improvement; Vice President Africa for Inchcape Shipping Services and Director for Business Development (West Africa) for Petrofac International, listed on the London Stock Exchange with operations in over 32 nations.
Ifidon, the brand new Group DMD has served as CEO of a number of organisations chopping throughout inns, hospitality and logistics over the previous 30 years post-graduation from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He was at numerous occasions the MD/CEO of Roadnetwork Global Resources Limited and De-Vine Hotels, now underneath the administration of Presken Hotels Chain.
