By Dipo Olowookere
The board of directors of Airline Services & Logistics Plc has approved the change of name of the company to Newrest ASL Nigeria Plc.
This decision was made by shareholders of the company at their last Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on June 9, 2016.
In a statement signed by the company secretary, LPC Solicitors, it was explained that the change of name has been registered with the relevant authorities and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has effected it in its records.
Also, it was disclosed that at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Newrest held on December 9, 2016, Mr Oliver Suarez, a non-executive director, resigned and Mr Marc Starke was appointed as a non-executive director.
Mr Starke joined Newrest Group in May 2013 and holds a Master’s degree in Hospitality Management.
He is currently the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Northern African Region as well as President of Newrest Maroc. The region covers Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Ghana, Liberia and Guinea.
Before joining Newrest Group, he held the position of Area Manager for Eastern Africa for BMMI, a listed company in the Kingdom of Bahrain.