Angela Olufunmilayo Emuwa, nee Aboderin has been appointed as the new PUNCH Chairman by the Board of Punch Nigeria Limited following the demise of Gbadebowale Aboderin on May 30, 2018. Her appointment took effect from June 26, 2018.

Angela Olufunmilayo Emuwa, New Chairman, PUNCH

For those who don’t know, Angela Emuwa is one of the daughters of the founding chairman of PUNCH, late Chief Olu Aboderin. She was a Non-Executive Director of the company. She joined the board on July 29, 1994.

Emuwa has worked as an Advert Executive, Senior Advert Executive, Advert Manager and Corporate Affairs Manager at the Newswatch Communications Limited between 1986 and 1995. She was also the Advertising Sales Director at Africa Today, 1995-1999 and Head of Operations at News Africa 2000-2003.

She is the immediate past Chairperson, Golden Hearts Touching Lives Initiative, an NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation) that caters for indigent persons with special needs and the President, Autism Parents Association International, an NGO for Nigerian parents with autistic children. She sits on the Board of other companies and she is married with children.