The Board of Directors of Guinness Nigeria Plc has approved the appointment of Mr. Emmanuel Difom as the Finance and Strategy Director of the company.

The appointment took effect from 1st November 2021.

The appointment was approved at the Board’s meeting held on 26th October 2021.

The appointment and approval were contained in a Notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), the investing public and shareholders on Wednesday, 12th January 2022.

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Difom brings on board over 15 years of experience as Finance Director with proven functional, strategic and leadership capabilities.

He is a highly accomplished executive with strong experience in Business Strategy, Finance, and Tax management supported by a solid background in FMCG, oil and gas, and banking sectors.

“The Board of Directors is assured that Mr. Difom brings the right skillset to the Board with his level of experience and understanding of the Diageo landscape. “In addition to this, the wide experience of Difom in British American Tobacco (BAT), his knowledge of the business terrain in Nigeria and his good track record were very high points contributing to the Board’s confidence in his appointment as the Finance and Strategy Director,” Rotimi Odusola, the Company Secretary stated on Wednesday.

Prior to this appointment, he was Finance Director for Guinness Cameroon, a position he held since March 2018.
Emmanuel worked at British America Tobacco across many markets including Douala, Cameroun; Dakar, Senegal, and Lagos, Nigeria.

He left BAT as Head of Operations Finance, West Africa Area, where he was leading Finance Operations and controls for 17 markets, including Nigeria.

Before BAT, he also had an amazing career working at Exxon Mobil, as well as the banking sector.
Emmanuel has a master’s degree in Management from Yaoundé University, and is a certified finance professional with a number of certifications including Diploma of Certified Public Accountants (D.E.C) – French Republic; D.S.G.C – CNAM-INTEC of Paris (France); D.S.C.G – Académie de Nantes (France) and D.E.F.C – CNAM-INTEC of Paris (France).

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