Ellah Lakes Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Robert Grant as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company.
Robert Grant is currently Head of Infrastructure Financing at First City Monument Bank and will transition into the role by the 1st of September. Robert who has an MBA from the NYU Stern School, has been in his current role for the last 14 years and was previously the CFO of Ghana Telecom.
Speaking on the proposed appointment, Mr. Chuka Mordi, Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director said
“We are extremely pleased to have such a seasoned professional like Robert Grant joining our team, and we are very excited at the wealth of experience and capacity that we now have at our disposal, for the next stage of growth at Ellah Lakes Plc”
Ellah Lakes is a diversified Agribusiness operator founded in 1980 and listed on the Main Board of the Nigerian Exchange. In 2019, The Company was acquired by new shareholders, and under a new management team has transformed into oil palm production through the acquisition of Telluria Farms in May 2019, as well its expansion into cassava farming.
The acquisition repositioned the Company’s focus towards the production of Oil palm, Cassava, Maize, Soya Bean, and their derivative products. Ellah Lakes currently operates in Nigeria.