Guinness Nigeria Picks Graham-Douglas as Corporate Relations Director

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

A new Corporate Relations Director has been named by the management of Guinness Nigeria Plc and she is Mrs Viola Graham-Douglas.

Her appointment took effect from Thursday, June 1, 2017.

A statement by the top brewing firm in Nigeria explained that under her new role, Mrs Graham-Douglas will drive the corporate relations agenda of Guinness Nigeria.

She will also oversee the relationship between the company and its critical internal and external stakeholders.

Sustainable development and implementation of the corporate social investment of Guinness Nigeria also falls under her purview, the statement said.

Mrs Graham-Douglas is a Law graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU) in Ife, Osun State and was called to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

She holds a Master degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom as well as an MSc in Investment Management from Cass Business School, in the United Kingdom. She is also a British Council Chevening scholar.

She started her career in the banking industry in Nigeria and worked in varied roles with reputable banks.

She joined Lafarge Africa Plc, formerly WAPCO Cement, as Treasury Manager, and subsequently became the Company Secretary/Head of Corporate Services before being seconded to the Lafarge Group Headquarters in Paris.

Mrs Graham-Douglas also served as Managing Director of Atlas Cement, another subsidiary of Lafarge and Country Communications Director before moving to take up her current appointment as Guinness Nigeria’s Corporate Relations Director.