President / Chair
Stella
LBS · Programme & Year TBC
Stella chairs the Executive Committee and represents the Chapter to the parent association in Lagos. Full bio to follow.
LBSAA
United Kingdom Chapter
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The Chapter, its mandate and the people who run it.
Founded in 2024 to gather Lagos Business School alumni resident in the United Kingdom — and to extend the work of the parent association into a British setting.
Chapter Story
A regional chapter, in good standing with Lagos.
The United Kingdom Chapter of the Lagos Business School Alumni Association was established in 2024 to bring together LBS graduates resident in Britain. Its founding was a long time in the making: the UK has been one of the most established communities of LBS alumni outside Nigeria for over a decade, and the case for a formal chapter — one that could speak with the parent body, host visiting faculty, and run its own programme of events — had been put to successive Excos in Lagos.
The Chapter draws its charter from the parent LBSAA, and ultimately from Lagos Business School and Pan-Atlantic University. We are not a social organisation, and we are not an independent institution. We are a regional vehicle for alumni effort, governed by the parent association's three-pillar mandate and an elected United Kingdom Executive Committee.
"The case for a UK Chapter was always less about creating something new than about recognising what was already happening — alumni in Britain had been gathering for years, and a formal Chapter let us do it well."
In its first year the Chapter has registered as an Unincorporated Association under English law, opened a chapter bank account, drafted a constitution aligned to the parent body's, and run three formal members' events in London with a fourth planned in Manchester. A transition to Charitable Incorporated Organisation status is planned for the Chapter's first anniversary, subject to membership approval and Charity Commission registration.
Day-to-day, the Chapter is run by a six-member Executive Committee, elected by the membership at the AGM. The Exco meets monthly, reports to the membership annually, and corresponds regularly with the parent association in Lagos.
2024
Chapter founded
Inaugural meeting in London, election of the first Executive Committee, registration as an Unincorporated Association under English law.
2025
First full year of programming
Three formal members' events delivered, draft constitution circulated, parent body affiliation confirmed in writing.
2026
CIO transition (planned)
Application for Charitable Incorporated Organisation status with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
2027 →
Regional sub-chapters
Manchester and Edinburgh sub-chapters under consideration, subject to membership density and volunteer capacity.
Mandate
Three pillars, inherited from the parent association without amendment.
Pillar i.
Promote
Continuous education and stronger relationships among UK members. The Chapter convenes alumni for fellowship, peer learning and visits from LBS faculty.
Pillar ii.
Support
The aims and objectives of LBS and the parent LBSAA. The Chapter represents the school in the UK and channels alumni effort to its priorities.
Pillar iii.
Service
To society, especially in matters of public and private management — bringing the LBS standard of professional ethics into the United Kingdom.
Executive Committee
The 2026 Exco.
Elected by the membership at the AGM. The committee meets monthly and reports annually to members and to the parent body.
In confirmation: portfolios and biographies are being finalised. Names below are correct; portraits, programmes and full bios will be added before public launch.
Secretary
Nkem Joseph-Palmer
LBS · Programme & Year TBC
Nkem is the Chapter Secretary, with responsibility for governance, minutes and the membership record. Full bio to follow.
Officer Role TBC
Winston
LBS · Programme & Year TBC
Winston serves on the Executive Committee. Portfolio and bio to be confirmed.
Officer Role TBC
Kim
LBS · Programme & Year TBC
Kim serves on the Executive Committee. Portfolio and bio to be confirmed.
Officer Role TBC
Rachel
LBS · Programme & Year TBC
Rachel serves on the Executive Committee. Portfolio and bio to be confirmed.
Officer Role TBC
Dr John Mukoro
LBS · Programme & Year TBC
Dr Mukoro serves on the Executive Committee and holds the Chapter's digital credentials. Portfolio and bio to be confirmed.
Governance
How the Chapter is structured and accountable.
- Legal form
- Unincorporated Association
- Future status
- Charitable Incorporated Organisation
- Reporting
- Annual report & AGM
The Chapter currently operates as an Unincorporated Association under English law, governed by its constitution and the parent body's mandate.
A transition to CIO status is planned at the twelve-month mark, subject to membership approval and Charity Commission registration.
The Exco reports to members at the Annual General Meeting and to the parent association in Lagos through quarterly correspondence.
