Nigerian Breweries Plc, a subsidiary of Heineken N.V on Monday announced major changes to its Board of Directors with several resignations and appointments.

Board Resignations

Mr Mark Rutten, the company’s Finance Director resigned from the Board effective the close of business on the 27th of July, 2018, having completed his internationalization assignment. He joined the Board of Directors on the 1st of August 2014.

Mr Hendrik A. Wymenga, Nigerian Breweries Supply Chain Director resigned from the Board effective the close of business on the 27th of July, 2018 having completed his internationalization assignment. He joined the Board on the 1st of September 2010.

Mr Franco Maria Maggi, Nigerian Breweries Marketing Director, will resign from the Board effective the close of business on the 31st of August, 2018 upon completion of his internationalization assignment. He joined the Board of Directors on the 1st of September, 2015.

Board Appointments

Mr Robert Kleinjan, has been appointed to the Board as the company’s new Finance Director effective the 28th of July, 2018. Prior to his appointment to the Board, he was the Finance Director of Brau Union Group, Austria (a Heineken subsidiary) which consists of four operating companies (Brau Union Austria, Brau Union Export, Villacher Brewery and Ammersin). He joined Heineken in 1996 as Controller, Cost & Activity Based Cost and thereafter held senior management and directorate functions in Heineken operating companies in the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Belgium and Finland.

Mr Martin Kochl has been appointed as the company’s new Supply Chain Director effective the 28th of July, 2018. He joins the company from Heineken Ethiopia where he had been the Supply Chain Director since 2015.