Experience

• 

  Frigoglass Group - Nigeria Operations

  • Greece
  • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Key Accounts Manager / Head Soft Drinks, Cosmetics & Export Business Group

    • Jun 2007 - Present

    Developing, managing and growing the customer base, market share and business to business relationships of the following key Accounts Coca Cola Nigeria and Equatorial Africa Limited (CCNEAL), Nigerian Bottling Company Plc (NBC) (Authorised Bottlers of Coca Cola Brands in Nigeria), Femstar Bottlers Nigeria Limited & Limca Bottlers Nigeria Limited (Authorised Bottlers of Goldspot, Limca, and Parle Soda CSD), GlaxoSmithkline Nigeria Plc (GSK) (Registered Bottlers of Lucozade brands) and PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc (Manufacturers of Bodycare and Cosmetic Products)

  • Marketing Manager / Head of Marketing Department

    • Nov 2000 - May 2007

    Managed and co-ordinated the marketing and sales activities of the plant toward satisfied product / Service deliveries to our customers in the beverage, Pharmacetical, Cosmetic sectors (Coca Cola, Guiness/Diageo, Nigeria Breweries/Heineken, CBL, PZ, GSK, IDL, NDL etc) in Nigeria and ECOWAS region

• 

  Leventis - Carpet Royal Limited, Leventis Industrial Estate, Moniya, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

  • Leventis Industrial Estate, Moniya, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

  • General Manager

    • Oct 1996 - Oct 2000
    • Leventis Industrial Estate, Moniya, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

    In charge of the overall management of staff, welfare, discipline, growth and profitability of the company with the various heads of Production, Sales, Finance and Human Resources reporting to me.

• 

  AG Leventis Nigeria Plc (Leventis Retail Stores Head Office), Lagos

  • Operations Controller

    • Mar 1996 - Sep 1996

    National Operations Head of Leventis Retail Company with a network of 17 branches in Nigeria; with the 3 Regional Managers in Nigeria reporting to me.

  • Central Distribution Manager

    • Nov 1994 - Mar 1996

    Planning, management and control of central merchandising / warehousing operations enabling efficient allocation and distribution of centrally generated merchandise to all 17 branches of Leventis Retail Stores nationwide.

  • Regional Manager (Lagos / West)

    • May 1994 - Nov 1994

    Responsible for the overall retail management, welfare, discipline, top-line growth and bottom-line profitability of the 5 branches in my region; with the Branch Managers reporting to me.

• 

  AG Leventis Nigeria Plc (Leventis Retail Stores) Abuja.

  • Abuja, Nigeria.

  • Branch Manager

    • Nov 1993 - May 1994
    • Abuja, Nigeria.

    Set up the Abuja branch of Leventis Retail Stores - its operating structure, systems, processes and procedures on inception as the first Branch Manager.

• 

  AG Leventis Nigeria Plc (Leventis Retail Stores) Port Harcourt.

  • Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

  • Branch Manager

    • Jul 1992 - Oct 1993
    • Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

    Responsible for the overall retail management, welfare, discipline, top-line growth and bottom-line profitability of Port Harcourt branch.

• 

  AG Leventis Nigeria Plc (Leventis Retail Stores) Ibadan.

  • Ibadan, Nigeria.

  • Branch Manager

    • Jun 1990 - Jul 1992
    • Ibadan, Nigeria.

    Responsible for the overall retail management, welfare, discipline, top-line growth and bottom-line profitability of the Ibadan branch.

• 

  AG Leventis Nigeria Plc (Leventis Retail Stores), Surulere branch, Lagos.

  • Surulere, Lagos.

  • Sales Manager

    • Jan 1989 - May 1990
    • Surulere, Lagos.

    Organizing and managing the retail sales operation and top-line growth of the branch.

• 

  AG Leventis Nigeria Plc (Leventis Retail Stores Head Office), Lagos.

  • Lagos, Nigeria.

  • Trainee Manager

    • Sep 1988 - Dec 1988
    • Lagos, Nigeria.

    Accelerated management training across all functional departments - Retail Operations, Merchandise Operations, Warehousing / distribution Operations, Electronic Data Processing (EDP) and Human Resource Management.

• 

  Omokhodion Associates (Firm of Architects & Town Planners).

  • Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.

  • Town Planner

    • Nov 1986 - Sep 1988
    • Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.

    Involved in the Master Planning Project of former LGA headquarters of former Bendel State, under the pulpilage / supervision Arc (Tpl) Dr Aku Omokhodion, Principal/Managing Partner.

• 

  Kaduna Polytechnic, College of Environmental Studies, Department of Topographic Science, Kaduna.

  • Kaduna Nigeria.

  • Cartography Lecturer (NYSC)

    • Aug 1983 - Jul 1984
    • Kaduna Nigeria.

    Taught Cartography to ND Cartography and ND Surveying students.