Thursday,
November 30, 2017 9:30pm / Heirs Holdings
At the 2017 Pearl Nigeria Awards, United Capital Plc and
Transcorp Hotels Plc won six awards in various categories. The event was held
over the weekend, at Eko Hotels & Suites Lagos, with the theme “Winning
with Tenacity”.
United Capital Plc won five awards, three of which were in the Main
Competitive Award Category at the PEARL Nigeria Awards. The firm also received
the overall highest award ‘The PEARL’.
‘The PEARL’ award was based on United Capital’s outstanding corporate
governance and stock performance.
Other awards won by United Capital Plc included:
Sectoral Leadership Award, Financial Services – Other Financial
Institutions (Main Competitive Award Category) Sectoral Leadership Award,
Highest Dividend Yield (Main Competitive Award Category) Good Corporate
Governance Award (Special Recognition Award Category) Outstanding CEO of the
Year Award (Honorary Award Category)
Transcorp Hotels Plc, represented by the CEO, Valentine Ozigbo, walked
away with the award for Sectoral Leader in the Nigerian Capital Market for
Services (Hotels Sector).
The PEARL Awards Nigeria, is one of Nigeria’s foremost award recognition
bodies, focused on rewarding corporate excellence in local institutions and
promoting healthy competitiveness amongst quoted companies through growth,
diversification and innovation; ultimately leading to improved performance
on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
Tony Elumelu, Chairman of the African proprietary investment company, Heirs
Holdings, commented, "I am delighted by this recognition. Both companies
have done very well. As an investor, I appreciate the unwavering efforts of the
management, who are seasoned leaders in their respective fields, and the
staff, who remain focused on delivering on their promise to all stakeholders.
These accolades are well deserved."
Heirs Holdings Group, with investments in power, banking & financial
services, oil & gas, healthcare, real estate and hospitality, continues to
lead in its sectors of operations and investments with companies that are
impacting lives and transforming Africa.
Heirs Holdings congratulates investee company, United Capital Plc
for multiple awards won at the Pearl Awards Nigeria: L-R:
Bunmi Akinremi, MD, Investment Banking, United Capital Plc.; Tony
O. Elumelu, CON, Chairman, Heirs Holdings; Toyin Sanni, Group CEO, United
Capital, Plc.; Jude Chiemeka, MD, Securities, United Capital
Plc.; Sunny Anene, MD, Asset Management, United Capital Plc, during
the presentations of the PEARL’ awards won by United Capital Plc based on the
company’s corporate governance & outstanding stock performances to
Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr Tony Elumelu, at the Heirs place in Lagos on
Wednesday.
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