25 January 08

VIRGIN NIGERIA APPOINTS BOLA OLAJOMI-OTUBU HUMAN RESOURCES & FACILITIES DIRECTOR

Lagos, Nigeria: 25 January 2008: Virgin Nigeria Airways is pleased to announce the appointment of Bola Olajomi-Otubu as Director of Human Resources and Facilities effective January 2008.

The portfolio recognizes the increasing size and range of requirements within the areas of Human Capital Management and Facilities.

Bola received her B.Sc. in Psychology and an M.Sc in Industrial and Organisational Psychology both from the University of Ibadan. She has recently concluded an M.SC in International Human Resources Management at the Cranfield University, UK.

From Kimberly Ryan, where Bola first cut her teeth as a Human Resource Consultant, Bola has garnered over 10 years experience rising from Trainee to Senior Management positions in various multinationals and Banks.

Commenting on her appointment, Conrad Clifford the Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Nigeria said ‘I am delighted to announce this appointment. Bola has all the necessary skills and experience to manage our people that will sustain quality delivery in the face of our planned expansion of the business. Currently, we directly employ close to 1,000 people and that number will rise to 5,000 within the next three years. I am confident that she will help drive forward the development of our personnel numbers and quality and help create a vibrant and open culture for Virgin Nigeria, which is so important for our customer service business. At the same time we have ambitious plans to expand our facilities in terms of office and residential staff accommodation, training facilities, hangarage and so on’.

Bola Olajomi-Otubu who is happily married, has in the course of her career attended a number of international and local Human Resource Management courses both at Harvard Business School and Lagos Business School, amongst others. She enjoys experimenting with Asian Cuisine, Sewing and Traveling.


About Virgin Nigeria:

Virgin Nigeria is Nigeria's private sector flag carrier, 51% owned by Nigerian institutional investors and 49% owned by Virgin Atlantic. The airline was formed in September 2004 when the Federal Government of Nigeria announced the selection of Virgin Atlantic Airways as the strategic investor and technical partner in this exciting project.

Based at its hub at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, Virgin Nigeria has set about developing a global network of domestic, regional and international routes from its home base in Lagos. It is currently serving domestic routes in Nigeria; regionally within West and Central Africa, and inter-continentally to Europe. Virgin Nigeria is committed to provide the Nigerian and West African market with a commitment and vision to deliver sustained performance, service and growth. Virgin Nigeria has interline agreements with leading International carriers. For more information, visit www.virginnigeria.com.

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