HSE Governance
Our Board of Directors
HSE Governance
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Chairman, Board of Directors
DR. OMO-EHILELE FRANK ODAFEN

Dr. Frank is a distinguished medical practitioner who has passionately, persistently and consistently practiced people centred clinical medicine for the past 37 years.

He is a goal- getter and a highly articulate and astute leader. He is an excellent communicator, working collaboratively with colleagues, top government officials and non-governmental agencies to achieve a common objective. Dr. Frank is a skilled physician, teacher, mentor, motivator and coach who counsels residents and colleagues.

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Vice Chairman, Board of Directors
DR. JOSEPH ODUMODU

Dr. Joseph. I. Odumodu holds a first class degree in Pharmacy from the University of Ife, Ile- ife where he also went ahead to earn his Masters of Science in Pharmacology. In 1986, he joined Nigeria’s foremost Pharmaceutical Company May & Baker Nigeria plc. as a Medical Marketing Manager, and later rose to the position of Managing Director/ Chief.

He was later appointed as the Director General/ Chief Executive of the Standard Organization of Nigeria on February 1, 2011, and superintended over the affairs of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s agency with the mandate of setting product standards and quality in the country. He served as the Chief Executive of the agency for 7 years before retiring in 2018.

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Advisor, Board of Directors
DR. ADO JIMADA GANA MUHAMMED (OON)

Dr Ado Jimada Gana Muhammad (OON)  is the Global Programme Director at the D-8 Health and Social Protection Programme and was once the Executive Director/CEO of Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), the government organ responsible for developing national primary health care (PHC) policy and supporting states and Local Government Areas (LGAs) to implement them.

Before his appointment at the NPHCDH, Dr Ado was Special Assistant to the Permanent Secretary in the State House, Abuja. Nigeria. Also, he previously served as Senior Technical Adviser (Health sector), in the office of the Senior Assistant to the Nigerian President on Millennium Development Goals. He also previously served as Special Adviser to Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as Internal Affairs. He also delivered as a Health Consultant to the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund, a domestic infrastructural and human development intervention agency. Muhammad graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Ilorin in Nigeria. He obtained a Masters degree in Public Health from University of Wales, Cardiff in 1996 and a Masters in Public Administration from University of Nottingham, UK.

Dr Ado’s outstanding performances in the service to his country and beyond, especially his outstanding efforts to drive the process of providing primary healthcare to Nigeria's poor and most vulnerable citizens and the eradication of polio in Nigeria were recognized and rewarded with the conferment of one of the highest honours in Nigeria, the Officer of the Order of Niger (OON) in 2014. He also won the Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award and Africa Leadership ICON 2014. Before then, in 2013 he emerged as the winner of the Public Administrator of the Year Award, PAYA, which is organized annually by the Centre for Policy Development and Political Studies, Lagos, Nigeria. Dr Ado serves as an Advisor to HSE Strategy Development Limited.

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Board Member
SHAHZAD AHMED

Shahzad is a senior commercial leader with international experience delivering transformational change and managing large-scale cross-channel programmes. He is known for building strong relationships across a global setting and harnesses significant experience in creating strategic and high-performing cross-functional teams for executing complex multinational change and transformation initiatives.

He has been responsible for budgets ranging from $40m to £240m, with accountability at peak for $140m annualized benefits. His work experience spans several organizations both locally and internationally.

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HUSSAINI MOHAMMED

Mr. Hussaini Mohammed is an IT Professional who earned his Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Physics from Federal University of Technology Minna, and his Master of Science in Computer Science from University of Abuja. He has a successful background in maintaining efficient type systems by leveraging infrastructure and operational knowledge to enhance processes. He is a practiced trouble shooter with diagnostics procedure expertise and in-depth technical experience.

He is also an expert in software and system user operations. He is currently a Systems Analyst/ Programmer for University of Abuja and a Lecturer in Computer Science.

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FATIMA ADO

Miss Fatima Ado holds a first class degree in Banking and finance from Abu Dhabi University. She is highly charismatic and career driven. With a few years of experience, Fatima is highly personable with a friendly and service oriented disposition towards people.