By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc (GLAXOSMITHKLINE) Monday said it has appointed Justin Korte as a Director/General Manager of the company effective January 10, 2014.

According to the company, the appointment of Korte is coming on the heels of the resignations of Chidi Okoro as Managing Director (MD) and Andries Van Rooijen as Director of the company effective March 15, 2014 and December 31, 2013 respectively.

The company said its Board of Directors’ meeting held on Friday, 10th January 2014, the resignations of Okoro as MD and Van Rooijen as Director of the Company effective March 15, 2014 and December 31, 2013 respectively, were accepted.

GLAXOSMITHKLINE said Korte a South African, holds an IMM Diploma from Wits Technikon and a B-Tech Marketing at IMD College.

He started his working career as Sales Representative at Smollans from 1996 to 1998. He joined Gillette as Sales Representative in 1998 where he occupied various positions ranging from: Key Account Manager Independent Accounts (1999), Regional Sales Manager, Kwazulu Natal (2000), Regional Sales Manager, Inland (2001) and National Sales Manager (2003 – 2007).

He Joined GlaxoSmithKline as a National Sales Manager in 2005 occupying several positions- PnP National Account Manager (2007); Modern Trade Channel Manager (2007 – 2008), and became the Managing Director, National Pharmacy Agency (50% owned by GSK in 2008). He was the Group Country Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa of GSK from 2008 – 2011 and before this appointment he has been the Sales Director, South Africa (2011 – date).

Korte is 38 years of age and speaks Afrikaans and English.