Team News - July 2018

In this edition, we had a chat with the new members of our team in Abuja, they gave us an insight into life at Weststar so far and we also found out which is their favorite Mercedes-Benz brand.

James Jonathan's Interview

James Jonathan is an Account Assistant who has recently joined the Weststar workforce in the Abuja branch precisely.

James is an indigene of Abia state, Nigeria who was born and brought up in Lagos state where he attended his primary and secondary school. He attained his tertiary education in Accountancy at the Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri in Imo State.

In 2013, James gained work experience with Guaranty Trust Bank Plc in Victoria Island while studying for his degree.

After completing his studies at the polytechnic, he worked with “Save the Children International” an international NGO, as a Financial Assistant between 2017 and 2018. His outgoing personality made it easy for him to mix up with people from the 3 major ethic groups in Nigeria. As a result, James is fluent in Igbo and Yoruba and speaks a bit of Hausa.

He will be contributing to the Organisation by providing administrative support to the Finance and Controlling team in Abuja as well as ensure smooth running and maintenance of the accounts department under the supervision of the Management Accountant.

He is excited about this new journey and looks forward to a professional and proactive working environment with his new colleagues.  

In his leisure, he enjoys listening to music and reading educative books. His favorite Mercedes-Benz model is the E350 because of its interior design.

Ibrahim Babatunde's Interview

Ibrahim Babatunde Olajide is another addition to the Weststar family who joined the Abuja team as the Management Accountant to assist senior management in making critical financial business decisions. Ibrahim hails from Kwara state but was born and raised in Kaduna State where he attained my primary and secondary education.

To further his education, Ibrahim moved to England where he enrolled at Lewisham College, South London for his A levels. After his A levels, Ibrahim proceeded to study a degree in accounting and Business Information Technology at the London Metropolitan University. He graduated in the year 2004.

Ibrahim started his professional career working in the Finance department of some medium to large scale organizations in the United Kingdom gaining valuable experience. His work experience spans across the following industries; logistics, service delivery, transportation and health care delivery.  Upon his relocation to Nigeria he worked as an Accountant in the construction Industry with Habibu Engineering and Building Management Solutions before joining Weststar Associates.

As the Management Accountant his duties entail assisting the senior management in making critical business decisions by analyzing and presenting key financial data. He will oversee accounting processes and prepare management report, forecasts, budgets and risk analysis. 

Ibrahim describes himself as a very professional person and this has been his mantra in dealing with people he has worked with. Ibrahim is a lover of sports, precisely basketball, football and table tennis. He also enjoys reading, site seeing and meeting people from different background.

When asked about his favorite Mercedes-Benz model he stated, “My best Mercedes-Benz is the C-Class, because of its elegance and simplicity."