Ekocorp's administrative and management systems are well developed. The highest decision making authority is the Board of Directors, which meets at least four times in a year to set broad policy objectives and guidelines, which are executed by a management committee headed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

For decentralized operations and proper implementation, two board committees - Finance and General Purpose (F & GPC) and Clinical Services Committee (CSC) are in place to assist the Board in its function. The Management Committee is saddled with day to day executive function. Members include the CEO, the GM/Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Medical Officer, the Chief Matron and the Human Resources Manager. They meet every Tuesday. All the Clinical areas are under the Chief Medical Officer whilst the Administrative Units are supervised by the General Manager/COO.

Profile of Current Board Members

Dr. Chief Sonny Folorunsho Kuku, MD, PhD, FRCP, FMCP, FWACP, PWACP
He is graduate of University of Lagos, Rochester University, New York, University of London, Royal Medical School and University of Chicago.
He was also the President of Nigerian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism.
He was formerly a Consultant Physician at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) before joining Mercy Clinics now Eko Hospital Plc in 1977.

Apart from being the Joint Medical Director and Chairman of the Division of medicine and Laboratory Services at Eko, Dr. Kuku was the President, Pan African Diabetes Study Group, Chairman and Chief Examiner Faculty of Internal Medicine, President West African College of Physicians and is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences.

He was also a Director of Midas Merchant Bank, Chairman Midas Securities Limited and Chairman Immunoassay Laboratories (Nigeria) Limited, Lagos. He was the Chairman of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife.

He was conferred with the prestigious award of Distinguished Fellowship of Medical College (DFMC), by the National Post Graduate Medical College of Nigeria, whilst he holds the National Honours Award of the Order of Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is Honorary Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow and College of Physicians of South Africa. He is a Master of the American College of Physician (ACP)

He is the Founder of The Sonny Kuku Foundation (SKF), which is a foundation established to support research in Sickle Cell and Diabetes - Endocrine Diseases. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Ecobank.

Dr. Amechi Augustine Obiora MBBS, FRCS, FICS, FWACS
He obtained his degree in Medicine in 1964 from the university College, Ibadan. He then obtained Post Graduate Training at St. Bartholomew's Hospital London, St Thomas Hospital and Charring Cross Hospital, London. He was at one time a Consultant Traumatic Surgeons in LUTH before joining Mercy Clinics in 1977.

Dr. Obiora is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, the West African College of Surgeon, Nigerian Post Graduate Medical College, and memger of Council of International College of Surgeons Nigeria Section. He is the Chairman of the Division of Surgery and Joint Medical Director of Ekocorp Plc.

He is the African Federation Secretary and member of the Executive Committee of the International College of Surgeons (ICS).

Prof. (Chief) Joseph Ogbonaya Irukwu (SAN)
He is a visiting Professor of Law and Management, Member UNCTAD, and a businessman. He was former Managing Director of Unity Life and Fire Insurance Company. Chairman, Nigerian Loans Board and Managing Director Nigerian Re-Insurance Corporation. He was former President, Insurance Institute of Nigeria and currently a Director of Ekocorp Plc. He is the Chairman of African Development Insurance Company. He is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

Chief Fredick Georgius Adekunle Cole (JP)
s Chief. Cole, a Financial and Management Consultant is a graduate of the Universites of London (School of Economics) and Harvard Business School. He was the Chief Executive Officer of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, and the University College Hospital, Ibadan.

He served on several Board and Expert Committees amongst which were the Midwest Medical Cotton Factory, Psychiatric Hospital Management Board. UCH Board of Management, Council of Governors, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, the Head of State Panel on Re-organisation of Nigeria Teaching Hospitals, Experts Committee on Medical Care and Training. A Merit Award Winner of College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

Chief Cole is currently the Chairman of Ameco Holdings Limited and a Director of Ekocorp Plc.

Pastor Samuel Olurotimi Sogunle
An Economist, Mr. Sogunle trained at the University of Wales, Cardiff, England. He was a lecturer in Economics at the Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos before joining Republic Bank Limited. He has recently retired as a Manager with Wema Bank Plc, and currently a Director of Ekocorp Plc.

Chief J.O. Odubanjo
A Chartered Accountant with a 1962 Bachelor's Degree in Commerce and Banking from Manchester College of Commerce, England and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Financial Accountants, London.

He worked with Standard Bank of West Africa, Lagos from 1957 to 1958 and Standard Bank London from 1959 to 1963. Between 1963 he worked with the Central Bank of Nigeria where he occupied various positions until he became the Director of Currency Operations.

He retired as Executive Director (Finance and Commerce) with the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company. A part from being a member of the Board of Eko Hospital, he is also a member of Board of Tawada Ltd., a subsidiary of SICPA International - major Manufacturers / Suppliers of Security Printing Machines world-wide. He is also the Chairman of Daminkus Printers Limited.

Mrs. Angela Onyeador
She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and a Masters in the same discipline. She has made her mark as a Media Practitioner serving in various capacities.

She is presently the Chairman and Chief Officer of Enta Associate Nigeria Limited. She is also a member of the board of Thomas Kingsley Securities Limited, Angel Information Systems Limited, Golda Company Limited and International Radio Communication Limited.

Alhaji Bala Zakariyau
Alahaji Bala Zakariyau, is an elected Chartered Insurer of the Chartered Insurance London. He had his National Diploma (Insurance) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and his Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Bayero University, Kano.

He worked with Nigeria Airways, Lagos as Senior Insurance Officer from 1978 - 1983 and AIICO Insurance Plc from 1983-1984 as Branch Manager. He also worked as Claims Manager with Kapital Insurance Co. and CIB Insurance Brokers as the Chief Executive Officer.

He later secured employment with NICON Insurance as Senior Manager, Kano Zon before moving to Niger Insurance Plc in 1993 where he became an Executive Director (Tech). He is presently the Managing Director and Chief Excutive Officer of Niger Insurance Plc. He is the current President, Nigeria Insurance Association.


CLINICAL DIVISIONS / CONSULTANTS

1. Division of Medicine & Laboratory Services
   Chairman: Dr. Kuku MD (Lagos), MD, PhD, FRCP, FWACP, PWACP, Physician, Endocrinologist & Pathologist Head of Internal Medicine & Pathology.