Virgin Nigeria Restructures  

…Appoints Dapo Olumide

To further boost its operations, Virgin Nigeria has restructured, employing new Chief Commercial Officer and changing positions where necessary.
Under the new structure, Dr. Yemi Osindero, will become the Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for the company's Loyalty Programme, Regulatory Affairs and Product Development. The erstwhile Chief of Operational Services, Kevin Dudley, will now be known as Chief Operating Officer in line with industry usage, while Dapo Olumide joined the company as its Chief Commercial Officer with responsibilities for sales and distribution, commercial planning and outstations.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Airline, Mr. Conrad Clifford who disclosed the development said: “As a forward looking organisation, Virgin Nigeria is constantly in search of excellence and this new, flatter structure will boost the airline's strength in becoming a leading global airline based in Nigeria”.
An Aviation Professional for over 28 years, the new Chief Commercial Officer, Dapo Olumide, earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida, USA in 1980 after which he joined AeroContractors in 1982. Following many successful years, he was appointed the Deputy Managing Director in 2002 at which point he transformed the original company vision from an exclusively B2B model to the more demanding and more modern B2C approach.
Prior to joining Virgin Nigeria, Olumide had been a banker with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), specifically in the area of Equipment [ships and aircraft] Financing and Transport Infrastructure Projects Development. In his new position as the Chief Commercial Officer, he will oversee various functions, including sales and commercial planning.
Other directors are John Roijen, the Chief Financial Officer with responsibilities for Information Technology, Finance, Facilities, Legal and Supply chain; Bola Olajomi-Otubu, Director Human Resources with responsibilities for Human Resource and Internal Communications and Larry Agose, who as Director of Corporate Communications will be responsible for Marketing, Customer Relations, Corporate Communications and Government Relations.
With this restructuring, Virgin Nigeria is fully primed for the next level, recently expanding its network operations to Monrovia and Enugu, with others in the pipeline as well as the entry into service of the first of its Embraer fleet, which introduces for the first time personalised in-flight entertainment to domestic and regional routes.