Oyerinde is new NECA DG

The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has appointed Adewale Oyerinde as its Director-General (DG).

In a statement, yesterday, the body said the appointment takes effect from today, August 1.

Oyerinde’s elevation followed the death of the former occupant, Timothy Olawale.

He was the association’s deputy director and head of membership services.

The new DG joined NECA in 2010 and has worked in various capacities, with over 16-year experience in industrial/human resources, business development, stakeholders’ management and key areas of employers’ federation/business membership organisation management.

Oyerinde is an HR thought-leader, an International Labour Organisation (ILO)-trained master trainer and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)-trained ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System), ISO 1400:2015 Lead Auditor.

He sits on the policy board of ITF-NECA Technical Skills Development Project; an erstwhile board member of Citizenship and Leadership training Centre, (a Federal Government agency); member of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) Industrial Relations Technical Working Group (TWG) and council member of the National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC), among others.