Nigerian Breweries appoints new Managing Director

Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced the appointment of Jordi Borrut Bel as the company’s Managing Director/CEO. 

The appointment takes effect on January 22, 2018. Mr. Borrut Bel will succeed Johan Doyer who has served as Managing Director/CEO on an interim basis since June 16. 

The company said its Board of Directors has informed the Nigerian Stock Exchange of the appointment.

Mr. Borrut Bel is currently the Managing Director of HEINEKEN’s subsidiary in Burundi, Brarudi S.A. and a Board member of Bralirwa Limited, Rwanda, also a HEINEKEN subsidiary in Rwanda. 

He joined HEINEKEN Spain in 1997 as sales representative and subsequently held senior management positions in different countries, first as Distribution Project Manager in Slovakia, Brand Manager in France and Trade Marketing Manager at the Head Office in The Netherlands. 

In 2006, he returned to HEINEKEN Spain where he evolved in the organisation and eventually became the On-Premise and Distribution Director and a member of the Management Team.

Mr. Borrut Bel was appointed the Managing Director of Brarudi S.A. in 2015 and has led the company through a very turbulent period, strengthening the company’s route-to-market and launching successful innovations.

“The Board is confident that Mr. Borrut Bel’s track record and broad experience stand him in a very good position to drive Nigerian Breweries Plc’ strategy and consolidate its leadership position in the Nigerian market,” the company said in a statement Monday.

In a related development, the company has also announced the resignations of Victor Famuyibo (Human Resource Director) and Hubert Eze (Sales Director) from the Board with effect from January 27, 2018 and January 31, 2018 respectively. 

While Mr. Famuyibo’s resignation follows from his attaining the company’s mandatory retirement age of 60 years, Mr. Eze’s resignation is preparatory to his taking up a higher role in the HEINEKEN organisation.

The Exchange was further notified that Grace Omo-Lamai and Uche Unigwe have been appointed as part of the Management Team of the Company in the positions of Human Resource Director and Sales Director respectively. 

Mrs. Omo-Lamai joined the Company on October 23, 2017 from Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd, where she was the Director of Human Resnews, ources. Mr. Unigwe, on the other hand, joined the Company in 1989 as a Trainee Brewer. 

He is currently the General Manager, HEINEKEN East Africa, based in Nairobi. He resumes in his role as Sales Director on January 15, 2018.