By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) – Unilever Nigeria Plc Thursday announced it has appointed a Ghanaian, Yaw Nsarkoh as  the new Managing Director (MD) of the company with effect from January 01, 2014.

The company made this disclosure in a Press Statement by Yemi Adeboye, Corporate Relations Manager Unilever Nigeria and made available to InvestAdvocate in Lagos Nigeria.

According to the    Statement, Nsarkoh until this appointment has served as Managing Director, Unilever East and Southern Africa, based in Kenya. He has served as Strategic Assistant to Unilever Executive Member and President of Unilever Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe based in the United Kingdom.

Nsarkoh also served at various times as Marketing Director Unilever Ghana, African Regional Brand Manager Laundry Regional Innovation Centre, Unilever South Africa, and Production Manager Unilever Ghana etc.

‘’He has contributed immensely to the growth of Unilever businesses in Ghana, South Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe in his over 20 years career in Unilever,’’ the company said.

Nsarkoh holds an Honours Degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Henley Management College, Henley –on- Thames, United Kingdom.

Unilever Nigeria affirms that his areas of expertise and experience include, but are not limited to: Team Leadership and General Management, Marketing and Innovation, Supply Chain and Project Management and Execution, External Networking, Stakeholders’ Management etc

He is a member of Ghana Institution of Engineers and a Director of Changing Lives Endowment Fund (CLEF) in Ghana etc.

Nsarkoh is a regular speaker on business issues, specifically Marketing and Leadership at public fora.

He has a special interest in: development economics, management and leadership philosophy. Nsarkoh is married with two children.