Date: 2018-10-02

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has appointed Dr. Shehu Kuranga Mohammed as the new Group Managing Director (GMD) for Harmony Holding Limited (HHL).

The appointment was disclosed in a press statement released on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Sola Isiaka Gold in Ilorin, the state capital.

The Governor also appointed, Professor S.K. Adeyemi as the Board Chairman of HHL.

Alhaji Ahmed disclosed that the appointments follow the expiration of the two months extension tenure of the Governing Board and Management of HHL to wind up its operations.

Prior to his appointment, Dr. Mohammed was the MD/CEO of Skills First Consulting, Ltd.

He started his career in 1980 at Bayero University, Kano as Graduate Assistant with the Department of Management Sciences and grew through the ranks to Co-coordinator, Post Graduate Studies, in Management Programme at the institution.

He then moved into the banking sector in 1991 as Deputy Manager, Corporate Development & New Products Division, ICON Limited, (Merchant Bankers), Lagos and then as Assistant General Manager & Head, Corporate Planning Department, Bank of the North Limited, Head Office, Kano.

Until 2017, he was the Executive Director, Keystone Bank, Abuja.

Dr S.K Mohammed hails from Ilorin West Local Government Area of the State.