The Leadership Newspaper has named Chairman, Honeywell Group, Dr. Oba Otudeko CFR, as its Business Person of the Year 2015.

According to Leadership Newspaper, Oba Otudeko won the award for his relentless appetite for risk, his zeal to impact lives by creating jobs and transforming the business landscape with legacy projects and also for his philanthropy.

Leadership Newspaper also described Oba Otudeko as a pacesetter. “Oba Otudeko, the Chairman of Honeywell Group has a larger-than-life image as a shrewd businessman and a risk-taker of no mean stature. His conglomerate’s operations stretch across oil and gas, flour milling, real estate and marine transportation. Another piece of his fortune is in the oceanfront Radisson Blu in Lagos, Nigeria.” the Leadership Newspaper said.

Speaking about the contributions of Dr. Oba Otudeko, Leadership Newspaper said: “Oba Otudeko has impacted on the immediate community of Honeywell Group through wealth and value creation, in addition to a pool of highly motivated workforce. It is a fact today that many have tapped and benefited enormously from his huge financial and business experience.”

In his reaction to the nomination, Dr. Otudeko expressed profound gratitude to the Editorial Board and Management of Leadership Newspapers Group. He also used the opportunity to re-affirm his unalloyed faith in the Nigerian project. Finally, Dr. Oba Otudeko pledged to continue using his God-given capabilities to foster the economic growth and development of Nigeria.

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