HOTSPOT NETWORK LIMITED APPOINTS TWO NEW INDEPENDENT NON- EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

The Board of Hotspot Network Limited in consideration of its gender policy to promote gender equality in its governing structure and operations appointed two new female independent non- Executive Directors; Mrs. Zainab Mustapha Jaji and Ms. Chinenye Ugochi Uwanaka.

These new Directors will bring their wealth of experience in business management and administration to the Hotspot team. They will be incorporated in relevant Board committees to improve on the oversight responsibilities of the Board.

Mrs. Zainab Mustapha Jaji is the CEO/ Managing Partner of ZMJ Integrated Services Ltd, a consulting firm with focus on Project management, Monitoring and Evaluation and Social Entrepreneurship. She is also a Director in numerous other establishments.

Mrs. Jaji is well experienced in corporate policy and process management, business development, stakeholder management and operations management.

She is a graduate of Politics and International Relations from the University of Warwick and a Masters degree holder in International Relations from the University of Reading both in the United Kingdom.

She holds many memberships and affiliations locally and internationally.

Ms. Chinenye Uwanaka  is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Firma Advisory – a boutique law and Consulting Firm in Nigeria with clients in Africa, Middle-east, Europe and America. Some of the firm’s core practice areas include; Energy Law, Information Technology, Intellectual Property and so on. She is also the Founder and CEO of The Firma Foods and The Firma Energy, which focus on impact investments in agriculture and renewable energy.

She is an International Speaker & Instructor who has convened, hosted and moderated several stakeholder engagements, conferences and webinars with Government Agencies, Policymakers, World Renowned Experts, International Economists and World class Entertainers, Record label Bosses & Managers.

Ms. Uwanaka has collaborated on projects with The World Bank, European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank), Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), NITDA, Development Bank of Nigeria amongst others.

Ms. Chinenye Uwanaka holds a Diploma in French, a Bachelor degree in Law from the University of Essex United Kingdom and an Executive Management certificate from the Harvard Kennedy School, United States of America.

She has won many awards including a ‘Social Impact Award’ from the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, for her efforts in improving access to Justice and pro-bono legal aid in Nigeria.