The  Vice President and Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria, Mrs Uto Ukpanah, has won the award of ‘The Global Corporate Secretary’ of the year at the maiden edition of the Corporate Secretaries International Association Global Governance Awards, which held in Malaysia recently.

With this achievement, Nigeria has emerged as the first recipient of the global award.

Ukpanah, a fellow of ICSAN, is also the company secretary of MTN Nigeria.

CSIA is the global body of all governance professionals and corporate secretaries with membership cutting across 70 countries on four continents.

A statement from the institute said, “This award is a testament to the synergy between ICSAN and CSIA over the years. ICSAN has contributed to the growth and development of corporate governance and administration in the global space for over a decade with one of the past Presidents of ICSAN, Mr Bode Ayeku, FCIS being the immediate past president of CSIA. The current President/Chairman of Council of ICSAN, Mrs Funmi Ekundayo, FCIS is currently serving as the Honorary Treasurer of CSIA.”