Born
Dr
ODIMEGWU
Festus
Boniface Oha
OON, CON, NIM, B.Sc; BA; chemist, brewer, company executive, administrator; b: August 7, 1953; p: Aba; ht: Umuoka Ubirielem; Iga: Orlu North; so: Imo; m: Stella C. Onyeriri, June, 1984; nc: three; ed: Christ the King School, Aba; Community Secondary School, Awo, Idemili, 1974; University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1975-1979; Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1989; Kellog Graduate School of Management, North Western University, USA; cr: NYSC Borno State, 1979-80; Trainee Brewer, Nigerian Breweries Pic, 1980; Shift Brewer, Fill Management, Lagos Brewery, 1982; Primary attachment to Heineken, Holland, 1984; appointed Brewer-in-charge, Brewing, Kaduna Brewery, 1984; promoted Technological Controller, Aba Brewery, 1986; Production Manager, Ugos Brewery, 1987; Brewery Manager, Kaduna, 1989-92; Sales Controller, 1992-94; Elevated to the Board of Nigerian Breweries PIc, 1994; md. Nigeria Breweries Pic, 1997-99; md/ceo. since 1999; aw/h: Winner Ist Prize for longest recitation during Eastern Nigeria Festival of Arts and Culture, Enugu, 1967; Best Graduating Student, Department of Chemistry and Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka, 1974; Overall best graduate one year diploma course, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1989; Winner, National Prize of the Nigerian Institute of Management, 1986; 2001/ 2002, one of the most outstanding CEOs in Nigeria, Vanguard annual award for managerial excellence, 2002; piloted Nigerian Breweries Pic most profitable business organization in Nigeria with a profit before tax in excess of N10 billion and 29 billion respectively in 2001-the highest ever by any quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange; This was repeated in 2002 with a turnover of N39.4 billion and an operating profit of N14.1 billion; Under his Leadership, Heineken, the World's most International brewing group, made amassive direct foreign investment of 500 million Euros in Nigeria, 1999-2003; Built the biggest and most modern brewery in sub-Saharan Africa, Enugu State - a project, which has boosted International confidence in Nigeria; Pioneer, Key Partnership Scheme, (Key Transporters, Key Distributors, Key Hotels, Key Hospitals, Key Suppliers of Packaging and Raw Materials); Under him, the company has won various awards, Heineken Business Challenge Award; Nigerian Stock Exchange Quoted Company of the year award; hd: Doctorate Degree, University of Calabar, 2004, Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration, by Imo State University, 2004; Doctor of Business Administration, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 2006. nh: Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON), 2002; Commander of the Order of the Niger, by President Olusegun Obasanjo, 2005; hob. football; off. Nigerian Breweries Pic Head Office Iganmu House, 1 Abebe Village Road, Iganmu Industrial Estate, Iganmu; P.O.Box 545, Lagos; tel:.01-5801340-9; fax:01-774227, 2646624; e-m:[email protected].
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Administrator , Chemist
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