The Board of UAC Foods Limited has announced the appointment of Chidi Okoro as the new CEO of UAC Foods.
Prior to becoming the new CEO, Chidi Okoro was the General Manager – Africa Lucozade Ribena Suntory responsible for setting up teams, processes and integrating the Africa operations to develop it into a major revenue and profit contributor to Orangina Schweppes International.
Chidi was also the Managing Director of GlaxoSmithKline Nigeria PLC for four (4) years. He joined GlaxoSmithKline Consumer as Sales Director for West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Gambia).
Okoro started his career at Emzor Pharma Nigeria Limited as a Product Manager/Senior Sales Representative/Detailing Representative and moved on to Reckitt Benckiser Nigeria Limited as Brand Manager/Regional Sales Manager.
He later teamed up with Promasidor Nigeria as Sales Director/National Sales Manager/Regional Manager/Operations Manager before joining MTN Telecommunications Nigeria as General Manager-Business Sales.
He holds two master’s degrees in Positive Leadership & Strategy from IE Business School, Madrid, Spain and Marketing from University of Lagos, Nigeria and a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
UAC Foods Limited manufactures a range of consumer goods in Nigeria with products such as Gala Sausage Rolls, Gala Tinkies, Kingsway Chilli Beef Sausage Roll, Funtime Cake, Funtime Coconut Chips, Supreme Ice Cream, Delite Fruit Juice, Swan Water and Swan Soft Drinks.
UAC Foods is a joint venture business of UAC of Nigeria PLC and Tiger Brands International of South Africa.
