Inspirational and Visionary Commercial Leader | Advocate for Empowerment & Inclusion | Multinational Experience
With a track record spanning over 16 years in the dynamic and competitive FMCG sector, his professional journey straddles Marketing, Customer Marketing, and Commercial functions working across different countries, continents, multinationals, brands, and categories.
Obinna joined Diageo PLC in 2012 and has held several roles including Field Sales & Operations Director at Diageo Great Britain, Customer Marketing Director at Guinness Nigeria PLC, and Commercial Director at Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC.
His journey within these organizations successfully elevated the levels of brand building, customer service, innovation commercialisation, and data-driven commercial execution rigor.
His professional journey is further enriched by invaluable experiences gained at Promasidor Nigeria Limited and Unilever Nigeria PLC. Throughout these engagements, he has consistently demonstrated unwavering dedication, a keen strategic acumen, and a profound passion for fostering empowerment and inclusivity.
His mission is to continue driving transformative change in the corporate world, leveraging his vast expertise to empower youth and women while promoting a culture of inclusion. This is in line with his purpose – Catalysing potential for a greater good. His passionate about continuous learning and improvement, building high-performing teams, and winning the right way.
Obinna holds a Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Nigeria and also an alumnus of the Darden School of Business, Cranfield School of Management, and the I.E. Business School. He has also attended management courses at Harvard Business School, Yale School of Management, and IMD.