Vitafoam appoints Umunna Non-Executive Director

Vitafoam have appointed Achike Charles Umunna as a Non-Executive Director of the Board, effective December 19, 2019.

This is according to a statement released by the firm to the Nigerian Stock Exchange and signed by Company secretary, Lekan Sanni.

Achike Charles Umunna obtained a Bachelors Degree in law (LL.B) from the University of Nigeria Nsukka in 1982. He graduated from the Nigerian Law School in 1983 and obtained a Master Degree (LL.M) from the University of Lagos in 1985. A Knight of the Catholic Church, Mr Umunna is a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management Consultants  (NIMC) and also holds a certificate in international arbitration from the University of Rome Tre.

Umunna has been actively engaged in legal practice for over 35 years with experience in both the public and the private sectors. He started his legal career from the then National Assembly Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos where he was the Secretary to the Rules and Business Committee of the House of Representatives and later as legal officer with the Ministry of Defence, Defence Headquarters Lagos.

He went into private practice with the law firm of Chuka Okoli and Associates before establishing the firm of Achike Umunna and Associates in 1986. Amongst other fields of practice, Achike has acquired expertise in the field of maritime, petroleum , international trade laws and practices having worked hard as a legal consultant in China, Bulgaria, Romania, United Kingdom, USA, Germany and Japan.