Lasaa MD, Bags man of the year award

The Managing Director of the Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency (LASAA), Mr. George Noah, has emerged as the winner of the Lagos State Man of the Year Award (LASMAYA) for the year 2014. 

Mr. Noah emerged winner of the award which is the sixth edition of its kind,  after coming out of the poll with the highest number of votes.

Noah, while receiving the award, thanked the organisers for the effort and vision to put together an award that recognizes true and exemplary service in the state. He also dedicated the award to the entire LASAA team for their unwavering support since he assumed office.

Speaking to ThisDay, “This award is a vindication of the effort we put into our work at LASAA both individually and as an Agency. The award means people are watching us and appreciate our efforts at making Lagos better”, he said.

According to Idowu Omisore, Noah said: “Our objective is to create an enabling environment that will help all players in our sector to grow their business and to keep abreast with new innovations from across the globe. Visitors and participants are expected to discover the latest developments in equipment, software, signage and outdoor materials, systems, fittings and fixtures. Participants can maximise their time at the event by taking part in the tailored conference sessions as well as experiencing live demonstrations and networking opportunities. In addition the conference & exhibition will deliver new market breakthroughs, significant on-site sales, joint venture opportunities, new trading partners and an improved regional profile for manufacturers”.

Mr. Noah joined LASAA in August 2011 with experience in the media spanning three decades, having worked with organistions such as Insight Communications Limited and Universal Communications Group (UCG), in Nigeria, and the Greater London Council (GLC) and British Telecom International (BTI) in the UK.

Also a political activist, Mr. Noah was previously the Publisher of Island News, as well as a founding member of Radio Kudirat, an anti-military rule radio station that operated out of Norway.

Under Noah’s leadership, a lot of ideas have been initiated, which include the first Agency to introduce Skype as a customer service platform, successful hosting of two editions of the Lagos Countdown, commissioning of the audience measurement research, spearheading collaboration with other outdoor advertising regulatory bodies and stakeholders and driving innovative technologies resulting in iconic and ultramodern structures to compete with other developed countries, just to mention a few.

LASMAYA was born out of the need to have a credible project aimed at paying tribute to excellence and identify, recognize and project genuine role models in Lagos State. Some of the award’s previous winners include Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, the current Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in the Lagos state.