Daily Archives: January 10, 2017

South African wine region hit by wildfire

South African authorities say raging wildfires in the country’s wine region near Cape Town have destroyed part of the country’s oldest wine estates, while some mountain slopes above Cape Town’s exclusive beach enclave of Llandudno were also affected.

Cadbury Nigeria appoints new Managing Director

Cadbury Nigeria Plc, announced on Tuesday the appointment of Mr. Muhammad Amir Shamsi as its new Managing Director effective 1 February 2017. Mr. Shamsi takes over from Mr. Roy Naaman who resigned effective 31st January 2017.

Mr. Shamsi joined Mondelez International, the parent company of Cadbury Nigeria Plc, as a Marketing Director of its biscuit business in Pakistan in June 2009. From there, he moved up the ranks to become Head of New Categories, Gum & Candy at Kraft Foods, a Mondelez business in West Africa from 2012 to 2013. He became the Marketing Director of Kraft Foods in West Africa from October 2013 to March 2016. From April 2016 to January 2017, he was in charge of Mondelez Innovation kids Wholesome, Global Biscuits in East Hanover, USA.