The management of Max Air Limited has approved the appointment of Abubakar Dahiru Mangal as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.
The announcement was contained in a statement released by the management on Monday, January 16.
Dahiru was appointed as the CEO to fill in the vacuum which the death of his uncle, Bashir Barau Mangal, had created, The Punch reports.
The statement reads “The management of Max Air is optimistic that the new CEO will bring his wealth of experience in the aviation industry to boost the growth of the company, focus on delivering exceptional customer service and expand the global reach of the airline.
“We look forward to Alhaji Abubakar’s leadership in driving the airline’s growth and success.
“Max Air has been a leading airline in Nigeria. Apart from dominating the domestic air operations in the country, the airline also plays a very important role in annual hajj airlift by getting the highest number of seats of Nigerian pilgrims.
“Max Air, which is also a global charter airline was recently involved in the evacuation of Nigerians from Libya, Ukraine and other countries of the world.”
Until his new appointment as CEO, Abubakar has been the airline’s deputy director of finance.
He holds BA. Economics from the American University of Nigeria, Yola, MSc. from the International Business Salford University, Manchester, UK, and MBA in finance and investment from Bayero University Kano (BUK).
Abubakar is currently pursuing his doctorate degree in business administration at Apollos University in the United States of America (USA).
It is worth noting that the former boss of the airline, Bashir Mangal, on December 23, passed away after a brief illness.
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