RT Briscoe appoints Femi Eguaikhide as Deputy Managing Director

RT Briscoe appoints Femi Eguaikhide as Deputy Managing Director

 

The Board of RT Briscoe Plc has appointed Dr Olorunfemi Abidemi Eguaikhide, the Executive Director responsible for business operations to a new position of Deputy Managing Director.

The appointment, according to the management of the organisation, will take effect from January 1st, 2025.

Born on March 28, 1968, Eguakhide holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration and an MBA in Marketing Management from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology.

He is an Alumnus of the prestigious Lagos Business School of the Pan Atlantic University having attended the Advanced Management Programme (AMP) in 2016.

He is a full member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (MCIPM); associate member of the Nigerian Institute for Training and Development (AITD); Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration (FICA), Certified Digital Marketing Professional (CDMP) and Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria.

The core experience of the new Deputy Managing Director is in the areas of operations management, sales and marketing management, human resources and business leadership.

Dr. Eguaikhide previously worked with Genesis Group variously as deputy general manager in charge of Human Resources and IT; general manager HR & IT; general manager, operations and chief operations officer at the Bridge Healthcare Company in 2010.

He joined RT Briscoe as group head, human capital development in 2012 and was appointed to manage the Briscoe-Ford Business unit in 2014 as the general manager.

He was subsequently appointed as head of the Briscoe-Motors Business unit in 2017 and later as the group chief operating officer in September 2018.

He obtained his doctorate degree in December 2021 and was appointed a director of RT Briscoe with effect from September 1, 2019.

Reacting to his latest promotion, Mike Ochonma, Chairman of Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA), described the appointment as a square peg in a square hole.

He said it was as a well deserved elevation, coming at a time when businesses are going through very difficult times, adding that he has no doubt that Eguaikhide would bring his wealth of experience to bear on the role in the company.