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Monument Distillers appoints Godwin Oche as CEO

Godwin Oche, CEO, Monument Distillers

Monument Distillers Nigeria Limited (MDN) has announced the appointment of Mr Godwin Oche as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Mr Oche joins MDN from AB InBev where in January 2016 as a result of the integration of SABMiller and AB InBev, Mr Oche was made the Regional Director/ General Manager of AB InBev’s brewery in Onitsha. In 2017, he was appointed National Sales Director of AB InBev’s Nigerian business and is credited with championing the business’s growth agenda to delivering significant volume and market share growth, ultimately contributing to growing the company from fourth- to second-largest beer company in Nigeria.

Monument Distillers launches Four Cousins wines in Nigeria

Monument Distillers Nigeria Limited, the newly formed Nigerian unit of Kensington Distillers & Vintners Ltd announced it has acquired the exclusive distribution rights for Four Cousins Wine in Nigeria. Four Cousins is South Africa’s biggest selling bottled wine brand.

Commenting on the launch, Ajay Malhotra, Managing Director, Monument Distillers Nigeria Limited, said “We are thrilled that Monument Distillers will be adding Four Cousins Wine to our growing portfolio of international brands which help fulfil Nigerian consumers’ demands for a broader range of quality products to choose from.

Kensington Distillers & Vintners buys 1960 Rootz

London-based Kensington Distillers and Vintners Limited (KDV) has acquired the 1960 Rootz brand in Nigeria from AB InBev. The purchase includes the state-of-the-art manufacturing plant used to produce 1960 Rootz.

Kensington Distillers & Vintners said a new business name has been formed – Monument Distillers and the production facility will soon be moved from AB InBev’s Port Harcourt production facility to Lagos where Kensington Distillers’s offices are based.