Dr. Chidi Nwankpa has been re-elected as a Council Member of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN). His re-election was confirmed following an electoral process that took place today during the Institute’s Annual General Meeting at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Ibadan, Oyo State.
The Institute concluded its three-day conference with a comprehensive election, which also saw Mrs. Bolajoko Bayo-Ajayi and Mr. Walter Okafor emerge as the First Vice-President, the Second Vice-President respectively and two additional Council members who were all elected unopposed.
Declaring him unopposed, the Chairman, Electoral Committee, Mr. Shuaib Abubakar stated that Dr. Nwankpa fulfilled the constitutional requirement of clinching 87.5% vote cast.
Dr. Chidi Nwankpa is a distinguished Management Scholar and Marketing Professional with over 20 years of post-qualification and managerial experience in both the private and public sectors of Nigeria. His career spans various fields, including logistics, media marketing, insurance, consultancy services, and public service. He is also the Founder of Real Value Consultancy Services Limited.
A Fellow of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, Dr. Nwankpa is a current member of the Institute’s Governing Council and Investigative Panel. Additionally, he is affiliated with the Canadian Institute of Marketing.
Dr. Nwankpa holds a Doctorate in Business Administration with a specialization in Management and Leadership Studies from the University of Port Harcourt. His doctoral thesis focused on leadership styles and organizational performance in the Nigerian public sector. He also earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a specialization in General Management from the University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
Throughout his career, Dr. Nwankpa has served in various capacities within the NIMN. He has held positions such as Chairman of the Body of Fellows Committee for the Review of the NIMN September 2013 Governing Council Elections, Chairman of the NIMN Governing Council Electoral Committee (2014-2015), Chairman of the NIMN Rivers State Chapter (2016-December 2022), Member of the NIMN Events Committee (2017-2021), Member of the NIMN Disciplinary Tribunal (2021-2022), and Chairman of the NIMN Government Relations and Advocacy Committee (2020-2023).
Beyond his contributions to NIMN, Dr. Nwankpa is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Ukwa Leadership Accountability Association (ULAA), a civil rights and sociopolitical advocacy group dedicated to promoting quality representation and leadership accountability at all government levels.
Dr. Nwankpa has participated in several developmental learning courses both locally and internationally, including the Michael Porter Course on Strategy & Competitiveness at Robert Kennedy College/Harvard Business School (2010), an Intellectual Property Course at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Academy in Geneva, Switzerland (2010), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC – COP 28) in Dubai, UAE (2023).
