Ahmed Ladan Gobir: Management Professional
Barrister Ahmed Ladan Gobir is a highly skilled, dedicated lawyer and management professional with 33 years hands on experience in the public and private sector.
He attended Government High School, Ilorin, Kwara State where he obtained West African School Certificate (WASC) before proceeding to Ahmadu Bello University for Bachelor of Arts Degree in History in 1984. He also obtained Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in 1996 and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B Hons) in 2002 from the same university. He was at Nigeria Law School Bwari and was call to the bar in 2004.
He has worked in the public and private sector for 33 years rising to the position of Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Crittall-Hope Kaduna Ltd in 2013.
He has also served on the Boards of various companies as Company Secretary and Director acquiring extensive boardroom experience over time. Some of the positions he held included Commissioner, Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Co-operatives Kwara State 1998 – 1999; Chairman, Laekmind Investments Ltd, Kaduna; Director, Crittall-Hope Kaduna Ltd, Kaduna; Director, Woodkraft Industries Ltd, Kaduna; Chairman, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Kaduna South East Branch; Member, Governing Council, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria; Board Member, Kaduna State Water Corporation; Member, Tripartite Committee on the Review of the Minimum Wage.
He belongs to several professional bodies. He is Member, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), International Bar Association (IBA), Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) and a Fellow Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria and Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered).