MEBA2012: Nigeria's Evergreen eternal growth

Evergreen Apple Nigeria (EAN), which opened the first full FBO in Nigeria in July 2011, has received its first training visit from recently announced partner Floridian FBO operator Banyan Air Service.
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The tie-up has Banyan transferring its extensive experience and skills to EAN by sharing knowledge, resources and contacts. The aim is aim of support the development of EAN’s customer-focused service strategy.
 
EAN chief executive Segun Demuren (pictured) said that 33-year-old Banyan represented a “fine example of how we would like our business to develop”, adding: “We are a fledgling business and the first in the market to respond to the needs of a growing business aviation fraternity in our country.”
 
Evergreen is at MEBA because, Demuren said, Dubai is one of three key world cities for Nigerian high-net-worth investors. The other two are London and Johannesburg.
 
He said: “The Middle East accounts for 20% of our traffic and it is very important for us to be here.”