Caleb University, Imota, Lagos has appointed President and Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Administration of Nigeria (CIAN), Dr George Uzoma Chima, as a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Administration.
According to the Institution, Chima’s appointment is in recognition of his great impact in business and the academia within and outside Nigeria.
Vice Chancellor of Caleb University, Professor Daniel Ayandiji Aina and his management, said the new appointment is based on Professor Chima’s ‘practical industry experience, entrepreneurial and business management expertise and academic prowess.’
Prof Aina said the development would afford the University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) students the opportunity to acquire both quality academic knowledge and practical experience of entrepreneurship and business management from the versatile author of “Organisational Leadership Strategies in a Developing Economy” and “New Leadership Approach: A Paradigm Shift”.
Similarly, the Head, Department of Accounting, Banking and Finance at the university, Professor Gabriel Emecheta described Professor Chima’s appointment as well deserved.
Congratulating the CIAN boss on his new appointment, Emecheta, a Professor of Accounting and Financial Management, said Entrepreneurship and Business Management today have gone beyond textbook theories, noting that Prof Chima is thus better practically equipped to teach Entrepreneurship and Business Management, given his industry experience and immense academic ability.
The varsity don stated that his inference on Professor Chima’s distinction is hinged on the popular pious maxim that ‘You cannot be more Catholic than the Pope.’
A Management Consultant with over 30 years’ professional experience, Prof Chima has over the years excelled in leadership roles; organisational development; human resource management; entrepreneurship; and change management.
With a Ph.D in Entrepreneurial and Business Administration from California University, the CIAN President has another Ph.D in Management from Universidad Empresarial De Costa Rica and Master of Public Administration from the University of Lagos.
A BSc holder in Business Administration and also an Associate of the Institute of Administration, Prof Chima is a Fellow, Chartered Institute of Administration; Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria; Institute of Directors, Nigeria; and Institute of Professional Financial Managers, United Kingdom.
