Nestle Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Mauricio Alarcon as the new Managing Director of Nestle Nigeria Plc with effect from 1 October 2016. Mr. Alarcon replaces Mr. Dharnesh Gordhon, who has taken up a new position at Nestle Indonesia.

Mr. Alarcon joined Nestle Mexico in 1999 as an Area Sales Manager in the company’s Ice Cream business. From there, he moved up the ranks to Marketing Advisor at Nestlé’s Strategic Business Unit in Switzerland; then Marketing Manager for Nestlé’s Ice cream business in Australia; Business Executive Manager at Nestlé’s Ice Cream in Egypt. Under his leadership, the ice cream business turnover in Egypt more than doubled and the profitability improved in a challenging environment.