About

A graduate of the prestigious Protea Hotels Institute for professional development (PHIPD) Cape Town South Africa; Idris brings into our TEAM over ten years’ experience in hospitality business driving Finance, Marketing, Procurement and Quality management perspective.

Mallam Ahmed started his career in 1999 as a Marketing manager with Greenmount Ventures Kano, became HOD Accounts Broadfields Intermediaries between 2001 to 2004. He later joined Protea Hotels Apo Apartment in 2003 as Head Finance/Marketing and rose to the position of Deputy General Manager in 2007 and left in 2015. He currently serves on the Board of Grand Central Hotel Kano as a director.

With an M.Sc. in International Affairs and Diplomacy from the renowned Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and an MBA from Bayero University Kano, he is home to the best of hospitality standards associated with the founding team. He currently holds Associate Membership of the Nigerian Institute of Marketing (NIMN) and the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). With attendance of many hospitality management conferences, seminars and training such as the Protea Hotels Assistant Managers Yearly Conferences.

Mallam Idris is a Muslim and a native of Kano State from Nasarawa LGA and is Married with Three Children

An Award-winning Rooms Division Manager with Protea Hospitality Group South Africa. Gerald’s over twenty years hospitality journey has led him to various courses, conferences, and seminars in highly rated institutions of learning such as the Protea Hotel Institute for Professional Development (PHID) and the prestigious University of Cape Town South Africa where he holds a certification in Management. He also attended various Hospitality Management course both here in Nigeria and overseas.

Gerald started his career journey with the Abuja Sheraton Hotels and Towers and later joined Bolingo Hotel and Towers where he rose through the rank and attained the position of General Manager in 2006. His quest for excellence led him to the beautiful Protea Hotels Asokoro, a four-star property managed by the Protea Hospitality Group South Africa where he also attained the position of Assistant General Manager and won the brands prize for Best Associate during his years at the property. He is rooted in Rooms Division in Hospitality Management

Gerald currently holds an M.Sc. in Information technology from the National Open University is a keen football enthusiast and fondly called “IGWE”. Gerald is married with three lovely children, a Christian Catholic and hails from Ezeagu LGA of Enugu State.

Chris had his first ten years’ experience at the 340 bedrooms Sheraton Lagos hotel and towers in Lagos Nigeria where he rose from a banquet waiter, Guest Service Agent, Night Manager to a position of first indigenous Rooms Revenue Manager in the late 1990s.

With a full professional membership of the Institute of Hospitality Sutton Surrey -London, United Kingdom, an MBA in Entrepreneurship and building new business from the prestigious Oxford Brookes University Business School Oxford UK and a master’s degree in Tourism Management from the West London University (formerly Thames Valley University) London Ealing, UK.

He comes to the team with experience as a Global Marriott Hospitality group Associate in the United Kingdom and most recently as Deputy General Manager Protea Hospitality Group South Africa in Nigeria and Ghana. Chris is at his best with hospitality management especially in areas of Project design, Pre-opening standards and managing Operations.

Also, a graduate of the prestigious Protea Hotel Institute of Professional development (PHIPD) Johannesburg South Africa. He enjoys football, classical music, jazz, afro beat and his African - destination holidays. Chris who is fondly called ‘’Bature’ is a Christian Catholic, married with three lovely daughters and is a native of Agbor from Ika-North LGA of Delta State