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  • Beer Sectoral Group Announces Appointment of Baker Magunda as Chairman 

    Beer Sectoral Group Announces Appointment of Baker Magunda as Chairman 

     

    The Beer Sectoral Group (BSG), a section of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has announced the appointment of Baker Magunda as Chairman of the Group with effect from 1st August 2021. 

     

    Magunda replaces former BSG Chairman, Jordi Borrut Bel who has moved on from his position as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Breweries Plc, to take up new responsibilities within the Heineken Group. 

     

    The BSG is a trade association comprising beer manufacturers in Nigeria who are members of the Manufactures Association of Nigeria. Its membership includes Nigerian Breweries Plc, Guinness Nigeria Plc and International Breweries PLC. 

     

    Baker Magunda is the current Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guinness Nigeria Plc.

     

    Prior to joining the Guinness Nigeria team, Baker was Managing Director of Diageo Ethiopia and the Indian Ocean Markets.

     

    He gained his first degree in Economics at Makerere University in Uganda and Makerere University Business School. He also attended IESE and Strathmore Business Schools for postgraduate studies in Business and Leadership. 

    Beer Sectoral Group Announces Appointment of Baker Magunda as Chairman 
    Baker Magunda

     

    He started his career in Sales and Marketing at Coca-Cola Sabco in 1991.

     

    He was made Head of Sales in 1996 before joining Diageo in 1999.

     

    At Diageo, he served in several marketing roles before becoming Managing Director for Diageo’s businesses in Uganda, Kenya, Cameroon.

     

  • Buhari Lauds Olusegun Ogunsanya Over Appointment As CEO Airtel Africa

    Buhari Lauds Olusegun Ogunsanya Over Appointment As CEO Airtel Africa

     

    President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Olusegun Ogunsanya over his appointment as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airtel Africa.

     

    In a statement on Thursday, the telecom giant announced Ogunsanya’s elevation from MD/CEO of Airtel Nigeria to the new office with effect from October 1, 2021.

     

    Ogunsanya will take over from Raghunath Mandava, who will be retiring on September 30.

     

    Reacting to the announcement, Buhari described Ogunsanya’s appointment as commendable saying “the reward for hard work is more work”.

     

    Femi Adesina, the president’s special adviser on media and publicity, in a statement, said Buhari noted that the development shows that “the flag of Nigeria has been hoisted proudly across the African skyline once again”.

     

    Buhari said the appointment has once again proven that Nigeria has a surfeit of quality professionals, who can hold their own in any part of the continent, and even beyond.

     

    “President Buhari is sure that, with the cognate experience of the new MD/CEO for Africa, which spans consulting, banking, fast moving consumer goods, and telecommunications, he would acquit himself creditably in his new role, and repeat the strides that made him position Airtel Nigeria as the second largest telecommunications company by revenue, serving over 50 million customers,” the statement read.

     

    “He urges younger Nigerians to draw inspiration from Ogunsanya, saying with focus, dint of hard work, and resourcefulness, they would reach the peak of whatever careers they have chosen for themselves.”

     

    Ogunsanya is said to possess over 25 years business management experience in banking, consumer goods and telecoms.

     

    Before joining Airtel, he held roles at Coca-Cola in Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya (as MD and CEO); MD of the Nigerian Bottling Company; and group head of retail banking operations at Ecobank.