Lagos Business School (LBS), Africa’s leading business school, has appointed Jameel Verjee, founder and CEO of CityBlue Hotels, to its Hospitality Initiative’s advisory board. Verjee joins industry giants Trevor Ward and Mossadeck Bally on the board.<\/p>\n
The Academic Director of the LBS Hospitality Initiative, Dr. Belinda Nwosu FIH, explained that the Initiative aims to develop and grow the hospitality industry in Nigeria and Africa, focusing on four main pillars: Advisory, Engagement, Research, and Capacity Building.<\/p>\n
CityBlue Hotels, a rapidly growing hospitality and technology company in sub-Saharan Africa, operates in five countries with plans for further expansion. Partnering with the LBS Hospitality Initiative, CityBlue aims to speed up its entry into West Africa, starting with a new location in Accra, Ghana, later this year.<\/p>\n
This collaboration will enhance CityBlue\u2019s focus on executive leadership development and expand its ESG and governance strategies across sub-Saharan Africa. Speaking at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF), Dr. Nwosu expressed her enthusiasm for the partnership, saying, “We are happy that Jameel accepted to join our advisory board. His skill set, resilience, and experiences in Africa will benefit our goal to co-create solutions for regional players and proactively build a pipeline of local talents for executive leadership in the hospitality industry.”<\/p>\n
Jameel Verjee also shared his excitement about the collaboration at AHIF, stating, “We are excited to take the next step for our group, both in partnership with LBS Hospitality Initiative and to learn from Belinda and her team. Nigeria has the largest population in Africa and the most potential for knowledge-based, tech-driven growth. This is both an honor and an opportunity for us.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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