By Dipo Olowookere
The appointment of Mr Emmanuel Egerton-Shyngle into the position of Commercial Director at Guinness Nigeria has been announced.
The company, which made this known in a statement issued Friday, disclosed that Mr Egerton-Shyngle’s appointment takes effect from November 1, 2016.
Guinness Nigeria produces premium alcoholic and non- alcoholic beverages such as Guinness Foreign Extra Stout and Orijin.
Mr Egerton-Shyngle, as disclosed in the statement, will take over from Paul Costigan who will be moving into other roles within Diageo.
Speaking on the development, Managing Director/CEO of Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr Peter Ndegwa said, “I am really excited to have Emmanuel in this new role as he builds upon the work that Paul has started and continues the execution of our aligned commercial strategy over the coming period.”
“I want to really thank Paul for his immense contribution to developing our sales organisation over the past two years,” Mr Ndegwa added.
Mr Egerton-Shyngle joined Guinness Nigeria one year ago and during his time, he has played a key role in supporting and shaping the sales organisation’s focus on retail execution and increasing sales performance standards right across the board.
Prior to joining Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr Egerton-Shyngle was the Sales Director at Cadbury Nigeria, General Manager at Fidson Products Plc., worked overseas as a branch manager in retail banking, and had built a career of over 23 years at Consolidated Breweries and Nigerian Breweries Plc.
Paul will play a key role in supporting Emmanuel during the handover to ensure a smooth transition.
