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Nigerian Breweries appoints Emmanuel Oriakhi as Sales Director

Emmauel Oriakhi joined Nigerian Breweries PLC in 2003 as a Commercial Management Trainee, where he has held increasingly senior roles within the Commercial Function of Nigerian Breweries and HEINEKEN N.V as an international assignee.

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As the Sales Director, he is expected to lead the sales team in driving excellent trade execution, enhancing customer experiences, and increasing distribution efficiency and sales productivity.

Nigerian Breweries Plc has appointed Emmanuel Oriakhi as the Sales Director of the company.

The appointment was conveyed through a statement issued and signed by the Managing Director, Hans Essaadi.Since November 2024, Emmanuel has been leading the Sales Function in an interim capacity alongside his responsibilities as Marketing Director.

He is expected to continue to oversee the Marketing Function until 1st June when a new Marketing Director will take over.

As Sales Director, he is expected to lead the Sales team in driving excellent trade execution, enhancing customer experiences, and increasing distribution efficiency and sales productivity.

He will continue to spearhead initiatives aimed at sustaining a future-ready sales workforce by enhancing sales capabilities, championing Women in Sales (WIS) programs to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion, and fostering a leading innovative culture that ensures the company wins beyond limits in an increasingly volatile environment.

In that same role, he is responsible for managing the reintegration of Trade Marketing and Key Accounts from Marketing back to Sales to create a more holistic and fit-for-purpose Sales organization.

Until his assumption into the new role in official capacity, Emmanuel holds sway as Marketing Director, a position he has held since September 2018, leading successful innovations across the portfolio, including Desperados, Zagg, Legend Twist, Goldberg Black, and Heineken 45cl.

He championed the organisation’s premium drive, shaping its value strategy and boosting brand power for Heineken, Tiger and Desperados over the past couple of years.

Under his leadership, the team won the HEINEKEN Global Commercial Assertiveness Award for relaunching regional brands, stabilizing market share growth in Nigeria.

As a member of the management team, he has consistently fostered talent development by encouraging his team to pursue learning opportunities through stretching projects and Short-Term Assignments (STAs) within global and regional commerce teams.

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The initiative is designed to ensure that each truck is matched exclusively to its designated empty container, eliminate multiple allocations, improve traffic management and enhance operational efficiency within the port corridor.

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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has introduced a movement code to streamline the movement of empty containers into seaport terminals and reduce traffic congestion caused by container trucks along the Apapa and Tin Can Island port corridors.

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Okonjo-Iweala, gave the commendation on Thursday at the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum held in Abuja, with the theme: “Building Resilience Amidst Geo-economic Uncertainties.”

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The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has commended the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, for stabilising Nigeria’s monetary environment.

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Speaking at the forum, Okonjo-Iweala commended Cardoso on the work that he and his team have done on currency and monetary policy stabilisation.

However, she emphasised that Nigeria must sustain broader macroeconomic reforms.

“Nigerians have to feel the dividends of reform in the real economy,” she added.

The forum brought together policymakers, business leaders and development partners to discuss strategies for strengthening Africa’s resilience amid growing global economic uncertainty.

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