Edmond Arene
Bühler Group
À propos du conférencier
Edmond Arene is a Finance and Management professional with over a decade of work
experience.
He is currently the Country Finance Manager at Buhler Nigeria, a technology leader in grain
and food processing, where he heads the Finance and Administration team. Prior to joining
Buhler Nigeria, he worked with GEA Group as the Financial Controller for West and Central
Africa. He also had his early professional career with KPMG Nigeria where he rose to the
position of a Senior Associate in charge of the engagements of several clients in the food and
beverage sector.
Edmond Arene is a chartered accountant with membership of several professional accounting
bodies including the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), the Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
(CIMA) and the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA).
He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in finance. He has completed
the Senior Management program from Lagos Business School, Business Leadership and
Management short course from University of Stellenbosch Business School and Chief Finance
Officer Development program from Udemy.
experience.
He is currently the Country Finance Manager at Buhler Nigeria, a technology leader in grain
and food processing, where he heads the Finance and Administration team. Prior to joining
Buhler Nigeria, he worked with GEA Group as the Financial Controller for West and Central
Africa. He also had his early professional career with KPMG Nigeria where he rose to the
position of a Senior Associate in charge of the engagements of several clients in the food and
beverage sector.
Edmond Arene is a chartered accountant with membership of several professional accounting
bodies including the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), the Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
(CIMA) and the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA).
He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in finance. He has completed
the Senior Management program from Lagos Business School, Business Leadership and
Management short course from University of Stellenbosch Business School and Chief Finance
Officer Development program from Udemy.
Informations de Matchmaking
First Name
Edmond
Last Name
Arene
Company
Bühler Group
Participant
Sessions de l'orateur (1)
Date
Session
agrofood & plastprintpack Conference
Financial Policy and Regulatory Interventions – value chain finance for production and processing
Access to capital and credit facilities has been described as one of the constraints facing optimal production in Sub Sahara Africa. This panel session will analyze the availability of financial products offered to the mid-sized agroindustry in production and processing, thereby carefully generating action plans to improve the ease of business locally and internationally. Furthermore, discussion on how these proffered financial solutions can create an enabling environment for businesses by looking at existing financial schemes provided by the Nigerian Government and private banking institutions.
Medium-sized businesses are critical to the development of any economy as they possess great potential for employment generation, improvement of local technology, output diversification, development of indigenous entrepreneurship and forward integration with large-scale industries.
In Nigeria, the medium-sized businesses sector has been under gross underperformance, undermining its contribution to economic growth and development. The issues affecting mid-sized enterprises are; an unfriendly business environment, poor funding, low managerial skills and lack of access to modern technology (FSS 2020 SME Sector Report, 2007). Among these, the shortage of finance occupies a very central position. These considerations underscore the relevance of the panel session as an important component of the Nigerian agrofood plastprint pack conference.
Session objectives:
This panel session will provide insights on best practices and plans to offer lasting solutions to finance accessibility for organizations that will further enhance the economy.
Medium-sized businesses are critical to the development of any economy as they possess great potential for employment generation, improvement of local technology, output diversification, development of indigenous entrepreneurship and forward integration with large-scale industries.
In Nigeria, the medium-sized businesses sector has been under gross underperformance, undermining its contribution to economic growth and development. The issues affecting mid-sized enterprises are; an unfriendly business environment, poor funding, low managerial skills and lack of access to modern technology (FSS 2020 SME Sector Report, 2007). Among these, the shortage of finance occupies a very central position. These considerations underscore the relevance of the panel session as an important component of the Nigerian agrofood plastprint pack conference.
Session objectives:
This panel session will provide insights on best practices and plans to offer lasting solutions to finance accessibility for organizations that will further enhance the economy.
- Access to transparency on financial performance and finance accessibility
- The pursuit of financial inclusion as a vehicle for economic development through local businesses
- Economic indicator pointers to support companies in monetary making decisions
- How a change in the external environment, such as a pandemic or a recession, can affect the company's ability to operate as agreed upon when receiving the credit facility can have a negative impact on the company's survival
- How loan providers can develop new products, expand their reach into new geographic areas, and address other strategic and operational challenges
- Promotion of financial infrastructure; considerable attention has gone into designing new laws, regulations, and guidelines; these economic infrastructures could help Nigeria's financial sector modernise and significantly improve access to


