In a move to strengthen its corporate governance for enhanced performance, Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, has appointed two independent non- executive directors and a non-executive director to its board.

The newly appointed directors whose tenure begins in October are: Professor Rosemary Iviowen Egonmwan, Mohammed Goni Alkali and Gerson Silver.

A scholar and academic of over 30 years experience, Egonmwan who has been appointed an independent non-executive director holds a B.Sc Degree and an M.Sc in Zoology from the University of Lagos. She also obtained a D.Phil. in Zoology from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom (UK).
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She was Senior Environmental Adviser to Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) from 2009–2010 and served on the Board of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) from 2012-2016, among others.

Alkali holds a B.Sc Degree in Accounting from the Bayero University, Kano and an M.Sc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics, University of London.

Silver, a Brazilian, is a Chemical Scientist with competency in Polyurethane (PU) Systems, a core production component of Vitafoam and Vitapur (a sandwich panels and chemical systems subsidiary of Vitafoam).