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Champion Breweries appoints Georgios Polymenakos as new Managing Director

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Champion Breweries Plc has announced the appointment of Mr Georgios I. Polymenakos as its new Managing Director.

The appointment follows the resignation of Mr Patrick Ejidoh as Managing Director, who reached retirement age after 32 years of an illustrious career with Nigerian Breweries Plc.

Mr Ejidoh is credited with ushering the company into the path of growth and profitability.

NBC delivers multi-million euros education and water projects to Kano State as part of CSR initiative

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The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), the sole bottler of Coca-Cola products in Nigeria and a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Limited (CCHBC) has inaugurated several education and water projects in Kano State.

According to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) the firm signed with the state, the completed projects will benefit over one million people living around the area where the company has its operations.

Coca-Cola Refrigeration Uptime Enhances Vaccine Access

Project Last Mile – a public-private partnership that shares Coca-Cola’s expertise to support African governments in the delivery of life-saving medicines and supplies to the communities that are most in need has launched a Cold Chain Equipment Maintenance Project in Lagos.

The project that is still in its pilot phase has been launched to support Lagos State’s immunisation program through sharing refrigeration maintenance expertise from Coca-Cola’s experience.

NBC names Ekuma Eze as new Communications Director

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The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited, a member of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, has formally announced the appointment of Ekuma Eze as the Public Affairs and Communications Director effective from this month.

In a statement issued by the company and signed by the Managing Director, George Polymenakos, Eze is expected to bring his robust wealth of experience to bear by consolidating on the company’s strategic business growth trajectory and developing talents in the Public Affairs and Communications team, to deliver on the company’s strategic goals.

FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour wraps-up in Lagos amidst excitement and festivities

Lagosians came out in droves of excitement on Saturday to celebrate the arrival of the FIFA World Cup Trophy in the city and get a view of the coveted World Cup.

The Trophy which arrived Nigeria on Wednesday, courtesy of Coca-Cola, and was received by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, after which it continued on the second leg of its two-city tour of Nigeria, landing in Lagos on Friday.

Nigeria Welcomes FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour

The much anticipated FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday, with a first stop in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital and was received by the President, Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. Also present at the welcoming ceremony were other stakeholders such as the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, officials of the Coca-Cola Company including the Managing Director of Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited, Bhupendra Suri and his counterpart and Managing Director at the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), Georgios Polymenakos.

NUFBTE commissions second phase of Food Union Hotels amid pomp

The National Union of Food Beverage and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE) celebrated the commissioning of the second phase of the Food Union Hotels and Suites, on August 12, 2016 in Ojodu-Berger, Lagos State.

The project which was conceived by NUFBTE was officially commissioned by Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, alongside the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Dr. Ayuba Wabba.

NBC appoints George Polymenakos as new Managing Director

Georgios Polymenakos

Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), bottlers of the famed Coca-Cola brand in Nigeria has announced the appointment of George Polymenakos as its new Managing Director, with effect from July 2016. Mr. Polymenkos takes over from Ben Langat, who joined NBC as Chief Finance Officer in 2009, and later to be appointed as Managing Director in 2012. Until recently, George Polymenakos was Regional General Manager for Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC) for Moscow, Russia.