Akinola Olateru is a Nigerian engineer. He was the commissioner of the Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria from 2017 to 2023.[1]

Education and career

Olateru grew up in Ogbomoso, Osun State.[2] He started his career as a maintenance engineer with Pan African Airlines and the Nigerian Police Air Wing. He has worked with British Midland Airways, KLM, and Martinair.[3]

He got his M.Sc. in Air Transport Management from City University of London in 2003.[4]

In January 2017, he was appointed by former president Muhammadu Buhari as the head of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB-Nigeria). He was reappointed in March 2021.[5] He was removed by president Bola Ahmed Tinubu in December 2023.[6]

He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Royal Aeronautical Society, and Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK.[7]

Awards

  • Aviation Man of the Year - Air Transport Industry Awards 2019[8]
  • Outstanding Leadership Award, Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Awards, 2019.[9]
  • Aviation CEO of The Year Award - The Travellers, 2021.[10]
  • Aviation Innovation Leadership Achievement Award - Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Awards, 2022.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2020-01-29). "Akin Olateru: The agent of change in AIB". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. ↑ https://independent.ng/i-hawked-boiled-corn-in-ogbomoso-as-a-primary-school-boy-olateru-ceo-aib/
  3. ↑ "The Man, Akin Olateru, new AIB boss - Aviation metric". 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  4. ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/aib-new-boss-takes-over-says-staff-training-priority/
  5. ↑ Oyero, Kayode (2021-03-15). "Olateru reappointed AIB boss as NiMet, NCAT get new chiefs". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  6. ↑ "President Tinubu Approves Leadership Changes in the Aviation and Aerospace Development Sector – The Statehouse, Abuja". Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  7. ↑ Grace, Ihesiulo (2017-01-18). "The man, Akin Olateru, new AIB Commissioner". DAILY TIMES Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  8. ↑ "AIB Boss Honoured - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  9. ↑ https://independent.ng/aib-dana-nahco-sahcol-arik-others-win-multiple-awards-at-nigav/
  10. ↑ Kola-Akinlade, Managing Editor: Akin. "AKIN OLATERU ADDS ANOTHER FEATHER TO HIS CAP, SAYS IT'S AN ELIXIR FOR MORE GOOD WORK". Nigeria Transport Hub. Retrieved 2023-12-14. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  11. ↑ "NSIB DG Clinches Aviation Leadership Achievement Award - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
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