FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment Roger Adou as its Managing Director, effective January 1.
According to the statement from the firm on Monday, the Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, Ore Famurewa, disclosed that Adou would be reporting to the President of Middle East, Pakistan and Africa Business Group, Ali Khan, and would be based in Lagos.
Adou succeeds Ben Langat, who after almost seven years in FrieslandCampina, had decided to continue his career outside the company.
With over 21 years of experience in the FMCG industry in Africa, Adou is a seasoned business leader adept at managing multicultural and diverse teams.
Adou joined FrieslandCampina in 2019. Before his new appointment, he was the Regional Director for FrieslandCmapina West Africa where he was overseeing a region comprising 18 countries in West & Central Africa, spanning Senegal to the Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville).
He also served at Solibra Group as the Deputy Managing Director where he was responsible for supervising specifically the strategy, procurement, commercial & distribution, marketing and HR aspects of the company’s entities.
Other places he has worked include: Les Brasseries Ivoiriennes (LBI), SOLIBRA – THE BOTTLING COMPANY OF COTE D’IVOIRESOLIBRA, and Coca-Cola West Africa.
Adou holds an Executive MBA in General Management from HEC Paris.