Nigerian Breweries Plc appoints Uzo Odenigbo as Corporate Affairs Director
Nigerian Breweries Plc- Nigeria’s foremost brewing company, has announced the appointment of Uzodinma Odenigbo as the Corporate Affairs Director of the company. Odenigbo succeeds Sade Morgan who has been elevated to a global role as Heineken’s Corporate Affairs Director, Africa, Middle East and Africa. The appointment, which takes effect from May 1, 2025, was recently announced by the Managing Director of the company, Hans Essaadi. Since joining NB in 2017, Odenigbo has been responsible for Public, External & Government Affairs, first as Public Affairs Manager for the South of Nigeria. He has subsequently led the critical public affairs agenda pan-Nigeria while also providing strategic direction for the Regional Corporate Affairs Managers. Significantly, he delivered a comprehensive stakeholder engagement and communications framework as part of the project team for implementation of the 2024 Nigerian Breweries business recovery plan, achieving zero business disruption and negative media coverage amongst other critical outcomes. As part of his personal development plan, he was in July 2024 selected for an important Short Term Assignment (STA) as Corporate Affairs Director, Brarudi, where he joined the local Management Team. Between July 2024 and March 2025, he successfully led the Corporate Affairs agenda for Brarudi, driving the launch of a reputation campaign anchored on sustainability, elevated internal communications with positive impact on climate scores, championed the Optimal Business Climate agenda with concrete results on export, local sourcing and the ongoing advocacy to avoid negative excise impacts from tax harmonization in the EAC region. Over the period in Burundi, he further enhanced the CA team capabilities and operationalized the 2025 CA playbook to position the team to meet critical deliverables even after his return to Nigeria. Uzo holds an MBA and a PhD in Mass Communications with a passion for building emotional connections, discoverin
Shareholders laud NB Plc on efforts to return to profitability amidst economic challenges
Shareholders of Nigerian Breweries Plc- Nigeria’s foremost brewing company- have commended the Board and Management of the company on their efforts to return the company to profitability amidst challenges confronting the Nigerian economy. This position was held at the 79th Annual General Meeting of the company which took place virtually on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Speaking during the meeting, the newly appointed board chair, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mrs. Juliet Anammah, noted that it is good to see that the decisive actions taken by the company to deal with economic and business realities in 2024 were already yielding positive results. Anammah who expressed profound appreciation to the shareholders for their patience, trust and unwavering support during the challenging period, stated that although the company did not pay dividend in the year under review, the net profitability recorded in the last quarter of the year represents a step in the right direction and the result of the successful execution of the business recovery plan in 2024. This has placed the company on the path that will result in the resumption of dividend paymen in the not too distant future. “With the success of the rights issue coupled with the return to profitability in the last quarter of 2024, we are convinced that Nigerian Breweries is on the right path to improving its financial position and ensuring sustainable value creation for shareholders and other stakeholders”, she explained. While expressing optimism about improvement in consumer spend in 2025, she noted that the company was ready to consolidate its leadership in the market by taking advantage of any market growth notwithstanding the aggressive competitive environment that has chracterised the commercial beverage sector for some years now. A shareholder, , Ahmed Batula, praised the Board for steering the company through a turbulent period and helping to return the business to profitability. Batula stated that the Board has demonstrated immense capacity by ensuring that both loal and foreign debts were reduced significantly from the capital that was raised from the rights issue. Another shareholder, Robert Ibekwe, stressed the need for the leadership of the company to continue to manage the business efficiently such that it can quickly return to the era of dividend payment to its shareholders. Siyanbola Adetutu, also a shareholder, gave kudos to the company for ensuring gender diversity at both the Board and Management level.
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Nigerian Breweries Plc Acquires Remaining 20% Minority Shares in Distell Wines and Spirits Nigeria Limited
Nigerian Breweries Plc (“NB”) hereby notifies the Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX”), its shareholders, and the investing public that it has acquired the remaining 20% shareholding in Distell Wines and Spirits Nigeria Limited (“DWSN”). The full acquisition follows the execution of a sale and purchase agreement with the DWSN minority shareholders, Ekulo International Limited and Next […]
Maltina shows kindness, shares happiness with special Ramadan Iftar soiree
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Nigerian Breweries Plc Certified as a Great Place to Work
The board and management of Nigerian Breweries Plc – the leading brewer in the country, has confirmed the resumption of duty of its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Hans Essaadi, effective Monday, August 2, 2021. An industry veteran with 30 years’ experience, Essaadi who was appointed CEO designate in May replaces Jordi Borrut […]