90 Minutes Speaker Series With Keith Richards

There are times you need people who have been in the professional business of success to explain to you how they made it. These are people that you cannot get one on one time with them easily, but there is now an opportunity to meet one of those successful people and interact with him all for free. Co-sponsored by jobberman.com, 90 minutes speaker series is a monthly forum where leading business people and entrepreneurs are interviewed as they share their business and life experiences with young professionals. It provides a unique and invaluable insight into the lives of people who have succeeded in their chosen field and serves as a motivation for others to pursue their ambitions. This is a way to be enlightened on what steps to make and how to make them to become a success yourself so that one day you would be the one advising people on what to do. Keith Richards is one of those who have made it a profession to be successful. Keith Richards OBE [Order of the British Empire], is the Managing Director of Promasidor Nigeria Ltd a food and beverages company with brands that include Cowbell, Loya and Onga. His career has spanned over thirty years of involvement in developing markets, especially Africa. Prior to his current position, he was most recently Managing Director of Guinness Nigeria Plc in Lagos and Managing Director of International Equitable Association, in Aba, Abia State. He has also been an executive board member of John Holt Plc. In recognition of his work with communities; he has several Chieftaincy titles and is a fellow of Lagos State Polytechnic. He serves on the Boards of several industry groups including the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, the Advisory Panel of the Businessday Newspaper (where he has been a columnist), the Development Board of Pan African University/ Lagos Business School and Advisory Board of the Global Business School Network (GSBN). He authored the book ‘Outsider Inside’, in which he gives his take on Nigerian social and political life and culture. In 2011, Queen Elizabeth awarded him the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for Nigerian-British commercial interests and charitable work. Keith first visited Nigeria in 1982 and has over 20 years experience of doing business in the country. To interact with Keith and learn his methods to success, this event will be the best decision. Venue: Bogobiri House. 9 Maitama Sule Street, off Raymond Njoku Street, off Awolowo Road, Ikoyi Date: Saturday 25th August Time: 1pm This event is FREE to attend. Directions: Coming from Falomo Roundabout, Raymond Njoku is the first left off Awolowo Road. Maitama Sule is the first right off Raymond Njoku.    

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This article was first published on 22nd August 2012

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