Saturday 22 August 2015

UNILAG Alumnus wins 7Up Harvard Business School Scholarship 2015

 
 Norden Thurston, Head of Marketing, Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc; 7Up Harvard Business School Scholarship 2015 recipient, Bankole Rasheed Makanju and Adeyinka Adesina
Hardworking and intelligent Bankole Rasheed Makanju, a 2010 Electrical Engineering graduate of UNILAG has been awarded a full scholarship at Harvard Business SchoolUnited States, one of the best business schools in the world to study for the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) for two years.
The scholarship is sponsored by 7up, as part of its corporate social responsibility with the objective of helping to produce the next generation of Nigerian leaders with excellent business skills who are equipped with global leadership best practices. Bankole was unveiled last Tuesday, August 11 at a fully packed Afe Babalola hall, Unilag made up of over 400 guests drawn from serving corp members in Lagos, Post-graduate students of UNILAG and other interested members of the public.

                                                Cross section of guests
Lanre Olusola, “The Catalyst”, a renowned life coach and motivational speaker gave some nuggets on how to achieve greatness while ace comedian, Koffi was MC at the event.

Yinka Adesina, GM, Human Resources, Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc (SBC) said Bankole like other former recipients is not under any obligation to pay back.
                                                       Adeyinka Adesina
Head of Marketing, Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc, Norden Thurston is happy that the vision of the scholarship is already being achieved with a previous winner, Misan Rewane already making an impact to alleviate unemployment in Nigeria by starting an NGO, WAVE that trains and finds jobs for unemployed youth in the hospitality and retail sector.
The other previous winners of the scholarship are Misan Rewane, Olujimi Williams,Mayowa Kuyoro and Shola Olaniyan.
                                                Registration of guests
7Up Harvard Business School Scholarship 2015 recipient, Bankole Rasheed Makanju

                                       Brand Manager, Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc, Segun Ogunleye
                                               Cross section of guests
 Head of Marketing, Norden Thurston, GM, Human Resources, Adeyinka Adesina and Manpower Development Manager, Steve Olayinka, all of Sevenp-Up Bottling Company Plc

                                           Bammy College Students, Alimosho Lagos
                                                                       Guests

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