Health Plus Disowns Attempted Hostile Takeover By Foreign Private Equity Firm

 

The management of Health Plus - one of Nigeria's Leading Pharmacy store is presently in a legal battle with a foreign private equity firm who are planning to takeover running the affairs of the Health Plus brand.

Bukky George is the Founder & CEO of HealthPlus Limited, Nigeria’s first integrative pharmacy, the fastest growing pharmacy & beauty chain in West Africa. She is well-regarded for her leadership in entrepreneurship, retail and the pharmaceutical industry. She has over 28 years of experience in the health & beauty industry. She is a registered pharmacist with the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, the General Pharmaceutical Council UK, a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria. She holds an MBA from the University of Lagos. She is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School (Owner Manager Program), Harvard Business School (Owner/President Management Program) and IE Business School (Women On Boards – Africa Program). Bukky recently became the first Nigerian female Endeavor Entrepreneur.

Over the past 21 years, the company she founded has grown to over 90 retail outlets, with a central distribution centre and employs over 850 associates. HealthPlus is a multi-award winner for excellence and community service. Bukky aspires for HealthPlus to be Africa’s #1 for pharmacy, wellness and beauty.Her strengths include a strong academic foundation, a passion for excellence and a determination to raise the standards in healthcare and retail. She is devoted to continuous learning. Bukky provides strategic leadership for the HealthPlus Group.

In a recently shared press release , which stated that ....We wish to inform the General Public, the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, our Staff, loyal Customers, Vendors, Landlords, Bankers and all Stakeholders that the Press Release was NOT authorised by the Company or anybody acting on its behalf and that the announcement of the appointment of a CTO is wholly FALSE, wrongful and illegal and should be totally ignored. It is the handiwork of unscrupulous foreign and local businesswoman and businessmen intent on reaping where they have not sown simply because they now see opportunities from the COVID-19 Pandemic, like scavengers and vultures.