Chukwuemeka Mbagwu

I am a graduate of The Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri with a Higher National Diploma in Secretarial Administration. I also obtained 3 diplomas in French Language, Diplomes d'Etudes en Langue Francaise (A2, B1 & B2) from the French National Ministry of Education, Paris. In addition, I am a Graduate Member of Nigerian Institute of Management. I have over 25 years career experience as a Secretary, Personal Assistant and Manager. My career started in 1997 with the Nigerian Nordic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (NNCCIA) Lagos, Nigeria where I was the Administrative Secretary for 5 years. Being a multilateral trade promotion association, the NNCCIA gave me the opportunity to liaise constantly with foreign diplomatic missions in Nigeria particularly those of the Nordic countries such as Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. We jointly organized trade mission,s trade fairs, seminars, workshops locally and internationally. Thereafter, I joined my present employers, Riggs Ventures West Africa Plc (Riggs) in 2002. Riggs is a Lagos-based large scale manufacturer of polypropylene woven sacks. Presently, I hold the position of the Personal Assistant to the CEO/Head, Corporate Services at Riggs. My routine duties include writing letters, organizing meetings and writing minutes thereof and making appointments as well as travel arrangements for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. I have also gained deep knowledge of international trade practices such as opening of letters of credit, international shipment of goods and foreign exchange transactions. Let me also add that I am comfortably communicate in both the French and English Languages. Furthermore, I have also learnt how to use online working tools such as Google Docs, Google Meet, Google Calendar among others.