The Coca-Cola Company Nigeria has elevated renowned marketing expert, Gbolahan Sanni to the position of Marketing Director. Prior to his promotion, he was the Global Still Beverages Manager of the company.
In his new role, he will be overseeing the marketing and communications strategies, as well as overall branding among others of the company.
He joined the company as a Senior Brand Manager- Colas and moved up the ladder to his current position due to his dedication and contribution to the growth of the company. Noteworthy, the other positions he had held before becoming Marketing Director include: Marketing Manager- Flavours and Still Beverages, Franchise Marketing Manager, and Global Still Beverages Manager.
He started his career as Salesman-Market activation team member at Unilever where he was on NYSC internship. After that he joined Bates Cosse as Account Executive.
Thereafter, he moved to Diageo as Brand Support Manager- Guinness and was later promoted to the position of Brand Manager- Lager and later became Brand Manager- Johnnie Walker before his exit from the company. It was after his exit from Diageo that he joined The Coca-Cola Company.
He holds a BSc in Environmental Management & Toxicology from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. He also holds Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration and Management, General; Executive Management Programme at IMD Business School and Certificate Programs: Marketing Strategy, Marketing Analytics at the Cornell University among other certifications.