Unilever Nigeria Plc has introduced important modifications to its management group following resolutions handed at its Board of Directors assembly on November 29, 2024. The board took into consideration and authorized Mr. Tim Kleinebenne`s resignation as the Managing Director effective on December 31, 2024.
On the advice of the Governance, Remuneration, and Risk Committee, the Board authorized the appointment of Mr Oluwatobi Adeniyi as the brand new Managing Director, at the same time as Mrs Umma Yusuf Aboki changed appointed as the Company`s director effective January 1, 2025.
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Mr Adeniyi started his profession as a Unilever Future Leader in 2009. He has accrued a wealth of experience throughout a couple of aspects of the Supply Chain (strategic & operational) and Commercial operations.
His understanding spans Logistics, Planning, Strategic Supply Chain, Procurement, and Sales, with assignments which have taken him throughout various markets, which include Singapore, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
Most recently, he has pushed Unilever Nigeria`s income transformation agenda, handing over impactful consequences through strategic tasks nationwide. He serves as the present-day vice Chairman of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria Export Promotion Group (MANEG) and is a member of the Institute of Directors (IOD).
Bolaji Balogun, Chairman of Unilever Nigeria Plc, said, “On behalf of the Board of Directors and all people at Unilever Nigeria, I am overjoyed to congratulate Mr. Tobi Adeniyi on his appointment as Managing Director Designate. Mr Adeniyi`s vast revel in and first rate management competencies make him an splendid desire right now to steer us right into a brilliant or even greater a success future.
“We are assured that under his management, Unilever Nigeria Plc will maintain to flourish and reap more heights. I thank Mr. Tim Kleinebenne, the outgoing Managing Director, for his management and provider to Unilever Nigeria`s increase and success.”
Similarly, Ben Langat, Executive Vice President of Unilever East and West Africa, said, “I am thrilled that we’re enforcing this transition, which aligns with our sturdy succession making plans initiative at Unilever. Tobi has a deep connection and knowledge of the Nigerian marketplace terrain and his vast background; his revel in might be treasured closer to the adventure beforehand for the business.”
Mrs. Umma Yusuf Aboki is an done chief with over 25 years of various revel in throughout the private and non-private sectors, specializing in banking, funding promotion, and public-non-public partnerships (PPP).
She has a verified tune file of using monetary increase, fostering strategic alliances, and dealing with high-cost customer portfolios. Her vast banking experience includes roles at Guaranty Trust Bank, Sterling Bank, and Habib Nigeria Bank. She possesses understanding in monetary management, chance assessment, regulatory compliance, and handing over tailor-made banking answers that force profitability and decorate customer satisfaction.
