Christopher Abebe[edit]

Christopher Abebe (1919-N/A) was the Manager for African Staff Development and Training in 1958 and Officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1981.

Career[edit]

Christopher Abede joined UAC as Accounts Clerk at Uromi in Nigeria in 1935. He was appointed Labour Manager at Warri in 1951, the first African in the company’s service to attain this status.

In 1958 he was appointed Nigeria Manager for African Staff Development and Training, and was the first African to be appointed to the board of UAC of Nigeria in 1959. In 1972 he became deputy chairman, and in 1975 the first African Chairman and Managing Director of UAC of Nigeria Ltd. He resigned in 1980 after 45 years of service.

He was greatly respected for his qualities of judgement, integrity and contributions to the field of training and human resources. In 1981 he was appointed Officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the first time in the twenty years of its existence that it had been awarded to anyone connected with UAC.^[1]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).

References[edit]

- GB1752.LIB/Biographies/88. 'Abebe: Portrait of a Nigerian leader' - Item

- GB1752.OH/28 (2006). 'Oral History Interview with Andy Anderson' - Item

- GB1752.OH/31 (2007). 'Oral History Interview with Alan Brownlow' - Item

- GB1752.UAC/1/2/2/3/4/10 (1979-1981). 'UAC Directorate: Nigeria Organisation' - Item

- GB1752.UAC/1/11/9/27/29 (1962). 'Photograph of spectators at the second all-Nigeria UAC Games' - Piece

- GB1752.UAC/1/11/9/27/32 (1962). 'Photograph of spectators at the second all-Nigeria UAC Games' - Piece

- GB1752.UAC/1/12/2/2/1/41 (1985). 'UAC Regional Management Department: Nigeria - Breweries [Heineken Liaison]' - Item

- GB1752.UAC/2/9/1/7/1/5 (1977-1979). 'UAC Motors Division: Correspondence of Directors and Senior Managers - Nigeria' - Item

- GB1752.UAC/2/19/1/3/1/1/1 (1974-1988). 'UAC of Nigeria Ltd: Annual General Meeting Chairman's Address' - Item

^ Tamuno, Aderinwale, Tekena N., Ayodele (1991). "Abebe: Portrait of a Nigerian Leader". ALF Publications.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Category:1919 births Category:Nigeria-related lists Category:Manager for African Staff Development and Training Category:Officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Category:UAC Category:United Africa Company

[1] Tamuno, Aderinwale, Tekena N., Ayodele (1991). "Abebe: Portrait of a Nigerian Leader". ALF Publications.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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