Samuel Abiola ADENEKAN

Biographical record

Title

Dr

Surname

ADENEKAN

First Name

Samuel

Other Names

Abiola

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

September 28, 1959;

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Ogun

Place of Birth

Abeokuta

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Single

Profession

Public relation practitioner, administrator

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

University of Ibadan, 1983; University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1987; University of Ibadan, 2001

Educational Qualification

B.A, M.A, Ph.D, FELLOW, Lead, FNIM,
FNIPR

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

National Board of dirs. Of LEAD, Nigeria; Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, 1991-98; Education Advisory Board of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, 1994-98; Contacts, Sponsorship and Funds Sub-Committee for Federation of Africa Public Relations conference, International Conference, 1998; International Public relations Association; Canadian Public Relations Society; Nigerian Institute of Foods Science and Technology; Advertising Practitioner Council of Nigeria (rpa); Friends of the Environment; Nutrition Society of Nigeria; National Committee on Adoption of International Standards; Guidelines for Auditing Quality Systems; Environmental Management Systems Standard; Recipients of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).

Previous Appointments

Manager, Press Relations, UAC of Nigeria Plc, 1985-86; Manager, Public
Affairs, 1987-88; External Communication Officer, Food Specialties (Nigeria) Limited,
1988-89; Public Relations Officer, Nestle Foods Nigeria Plc, 1990-91; Public Relations
Manager, 1992-98; Senior Public Relations Manager, 1996-2001; Corporate Relations
Manager, since 2002; Elected the International Board of dirs. of the UK based Leadership
for Environmental and Development Lead), Beijing, China, 1998; Appointed to Research
Board of Advisors of American Biographical Institute Inc; Appointed v-Consul of the
International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England; Associate Lecturer,
Communication and Language Arts Department, (Post Graduate), University of Ibadan,
since 2003; National Treasurer, Nigerian Institute of the Nigerian Institute of Public
Relations, 1994-98; Editor, Nestle Newsletter, a quarterly Publication of Nestle Nigeria,
since 1995; Chairman, Nestle Nigeria Environmental Advisory Committee, since 1997;
Examiner for the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations Diploma and Certificate
Examinations, since 1994.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Application of PR Models of Fund Raising in Image Maker, PR Journal, 1997; Environmental
Communication in Public Relations Digest, 1996; Public Relations for Political
Candidates: Emerging Issues in Image Maker PR Journal, 1999; Public Relations in
Transnational Corporations; The Critical Challenges of Issues Management in
Organisational Communication: A Book of Readings, published by E.O. Soola Delby
Concepts, 2000; Environmental News Reporting in Nigeria: The Critical Challenges in
Communicating for Development Purposes, published by E.O. Soola Kraft Books
Limited, 2003;

Outstanding Achievements

Presidential Awards for Excellence in recognition of outstanding contributions to Public Relations Practice, 1994; Most Outstanding Public Relations Professional Award by the Ogun State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, 1996; Long Service award in recognition and appreciation of fifteen years meritorious service to Nestle Nigeria Plc, 2003; Gold Award for Professional Excellence by the association of Communication and Language Arts Students, University of Ibadan in recognition of immense contributions to the growth of Public Relations in Africa and beyond, 1998; Recipient of Muminated Diploma of Honour 21st Century Award for Achievement by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge England in recognition of outstanding achievements in the field of Public Relations; Listed in Who’s Who in the 21st Century Published by International Biographical Centre Cambridge England in honour of an outstanding contribution in the field of Environmental Public Relations: Listed in 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century Published by International Biographical Centre Cambridge England in honour of an outstanding contribution in the field of Environmental Communication;

Hobbies

Music, (plays trumpet), traveling

Email Address

[email protected]

Official Address

c/o Nestle NigeriaPic,22-24,Industrial Avenue, Ilupeju,P.M.B. 21164, Ikeja
[email protected].