Investor Presentaiton
ANNUAL REPORT 2020
Board of Directors' Profile
Mr. Jacobs Moyo Ajekigbe, OFR
Chairman
Mr. Ajekigbe is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of
FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC. He joined the Board
as a Non-Executive Director on 25 November 2009, and was
appointed Chairman of the Board on 29 April, 2010. He holds
a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from
the University of Ibadan; MBA degree from the University of
Lagos; and MA degree in Global Affairs from the University
of Buckingham, UK. He has also attended a number of post
experience courses in Nigeria and overseas.
A former Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of First
Bank of Nigeria Plc, Mr. Ajekigbe also served as Chairman
of the Board of Directors of Keystone Bank Limited. He was
Chairman of the Board of Directors of FBN (Merchant Bankers)
Ltd. and of Kakawa Discount House Ltd. He was a member of
the Board of First Pensions Custodian Limited, FBN Bank (UK)
Ltd, V-Networks Nigeria Ltd, and Transnational Corporation
of Nigeria Plc.
He currently serves on the Board of Opticom Finance Ltd
as Chairman; and he is a member of the Board of Nycil Ltd.
He is a member of the Governing Council of First Technical
University, Ibadan; and also serves on the board of some not-
for-profit organisations. He is Chairman, Director Development
Committee of the Institute of Directors. He is a Fellow of the
Chartered Institute of Bankers and a Distinguished Fellow of
the Institute of Directors.
Mr. Bernard Cheruiyot Langat
Managing Director
Mr. Bernard Cheruiyot Langat is the Managing Director
of FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC. He joined the
Company over four years ago as the Managing Director. He
has over 28 years' experience acquired through working in
leading multinationals, Unilever and Coca Cola before his
current position.
His last position was the Managing Director, Nigerian Bottling
Company Limited, Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company. He
has extensive experience across African Markets having
held various senior management positions in Kenya, Malawi,
Ghana and Nigeria where he has consistently led businesses
to accelerate performance and build long term growth
strategies.
He is a past Vice President of the Association of Foods
Beverage and Tobacco employers of Nigeria (AFBTE) and an
active member of several industry advocacy groups.
Mr. Langat holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the
University of Nairobi, Master of Business Administration from
Edinburgh Business School - Heriot Watt University Scotland
UK, and is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya CPA (K). He
is a Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants
of Kenya (ICPAK).
He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School Advanced
Management Program AMP191, Boston USA, the London
Business School as well as IMD Lausanne Switzerland.
Mr. Roel van Neerbos
Non-Executive Director
Roel van Neerbos is an Executive Board member of
FrieslandCampina. He is also the President Food & Beverage,
FrieslandCampina.
An excellent communicator, with an ability to solve complex
problems, he has held several leadership roles across the
world during an illustrious career spanning over three
decades.
He joined the organisation as Chief Operating Officer,
Consumer Products, Europe, the Middle East and the
Africa Business Group in January 2017. His innovative and
enterprising spirit has helped him to reach out to employees
and all those who have been associated with him.
Up until mid-2016, Roel was Chief Executive Officer of
Maxeda and is known for having developed the new Maxeda
2020 strategy. Prior to that, he was President at Heinz where
he devised and implemented a 'Heinz way' of marketing and
training. He has also been on the Board of Directors of Struik
Foods and Spadel.
Roel's sharp thinking skills have helped him to implement
strategic plans for the Company. With a Master's Degree in
Business Administration from Groningen University and a
passion for racing ahead, Roel is a natural when it comes to
leading the way.
Mrs. Oyinkan Ade-Ajayi
Non-Executive Director
Mrs. Oyinkan Ade-Ajayi is a Non-Executive Director of
FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC. She joined the Board
of the Company as a Non-Executive Director on 23 November
2006.
Mrs. Ade-Ajayi's work experience straddles both the world
of education, publishing and marketing. A graduate of
Cambridge University (B.Ed Hons) and London Business
School (MBA). She has extensive experience in Strategy
and Consumer Brands Marketing, which she acquired whilst
working with international organizations including Unwin
Hyman Publishers, SmithKline Beecham in London and the
Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa,
amongst others.
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