Rosalind Zulai Abashiya

Biographical record

Title

Mrs

Surname

Abashiya

First Name

Rosalind

Other Names

Zulai

Gender

Female

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (2nd Edition)

Date of Birth

May 8, 1946

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Kaduna State,Nigeria

Place of Birth

Wusasa, Zaria, Kaduna State,Nigeria

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Dr. Audu Kwasau Abashiya, 1976

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

1

Profession

Banker
Administrator

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St. Bartholomew's, Wusasa, Zaria, Kaduna State, 1952-58; Gindiri Girls' High School, Plateau State, 1958-62; Queen's School, Florin, Kwara State, 1963-66; Abdullah Bayero College (now Bayero University), Kano State, 1967-68; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, 1968-71; Cambridge University, United Kingdom, 1974-75; John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1977; Boulder University, Colorado, USA, 1979; Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, 1978-79; Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, 1985

Educational Qualification

B.Sc, MPA

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Bankers Association, Kaduna, 1980;
Life Member, Nigerian Economic Society, 1986;
Technical Committee on Privatization and Commercialization, National Electric Power Authority, 1988;
Advisory Committee, Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, 1988;
Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Management, 1998;
Trustee, Human Development Foundation of Nigeria, Nigerian Enterprises Promotion Board Committee, Kaduna State, 1990;
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industries, 1991;
Federal Government Committee on Nigeria Airways Ltd;
Vice President, Nigerian Economic Society, 1991-92;
Chairman, Equipment Leasing Association of Nigeria, 1994-96;
President, African Leasing Association, since 1995;
Nigerian Institute of Management Board, since 1997;
Association of Development Finance Institutions;
Association of Finance Houses;
World Trade Organisation;
Business and Professional Women Society, Kaduna.

Previous Appointments

Planning Officer, Ministry of Economic Planning, Kaduna State;
Senior Planning Officer;
Principal Planning Officer;
Assistant Planning Officer;
Chief Planning Officer;
Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Development, Kaduna State, 1971- 81; Assistant General Manager, Nigerian Industrial Development Bank Ltd;
Assistant General Manager and Area Administrator in-Charge Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Niger, Abuja, 1981-89;
Managing Director/CEO, Leasing Company of Nigeria Limited, 1989;
General Manager, Nigerian Industrial Development Bank Ltd. since 1998;
Chairman, Muktar Foam Nigeria Ltd. Kaduna;
Alternate Director, Zamfara Texile Industry Ltd. Gusau;
Alternate Director, Funtua Textile Nigeria Ltd. Funtua;
Director, Funtua Cotton Seed Oil Ltd. Funtua;
Director, Sokotan Nigeria Ltd. Sokoto;
Director, Ballarpur Glass Ltd. Kaduna;
Director, Nortex Nigeria Limited, Kaduna;
Director, Kaduna Furniture and Carpet Company Ltd;
Director, NIIMA Carpet Industry Ltd, Abuja;
Director, Ceramic Manufacturing Industry Ltd. Kano;
Director, Supertex Ltd.
National patron, Nigerian Economic Students Association,1986-87

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

International/Foreign Decorations

Prestigious Award for Excellent Business Performance, Credit News, March 1996;
Certificate of Honours, Nigerian Institute of Management, Kaduna, November 1996;
Distinguished Chief Executive Award, Credit News, June 1998.

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

The Role of Nigerian Industrial Development Bank Limited in the Industrial Development of Nigeria, April 1984;
Leasing in Emerging Markets, Paper Presented at the Euromoney Seminar London, March 1997
Wait Upon The Lord (music)

Hobbies

Music, writing, travelling, cooking, gardening, charity work, reading

Social Clubs

Ikoyi Club

Phone Number

09-2346579, 4130406, 01- 266-6463

Residential Address

8B, Park view Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos State.

Official Address

NIDB Corporate headquarters, Plot 207 Cad Zone Aoff: Herbert Macaulcy Way, (South) Central Business District, Abuja.