By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The board of drug maker, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc on Thursday said it has appointed Dayanand Thandalam Sriram as the managing director (MD) of the company.

The company in a notice to the Nigerian stock exchange (NSE) said Sriram holds a B.Sc. Degree in Physics from Loyola College, Chennai, India in 1988 before obtaining his Masters Diploma in Packaging Technology from India Institute of Packaging, Mumbai, India in June 1991. He also has M.B.A. from B.I.M, Trichy India.

According to GalxoSmithKline, Sriram, who has over 18 years of proven leadership experience in Sales, Marketing and General Management started his professional career with Hindustan Unilever, Chennai India as a Packaging Development Officer (1991 – 1993).

He joined GSK in 1995 assuming the Sales leadership roles, and occupied several positions and roles in the Company since then.

He was the Regional Head (West) & Head of CSD, Mumbai, India (2002 – 2004), Regional Head – South, Chennai, India (2004 – 2006), Category Head – Nutritionals, H.Q. Gurgaon, India (2006 – 2008), National Sales Manager, H.Q. Gurgaon, India (2008 – 2010) and the Sales Development Director – International, H.Q. Gurgaon, India (2010 – 2011) charged with the responsibilities of delivering sales development initiatives in GSK’s focus market of Brazil, China, Mexico, Japan and Egypt among other responsibilities.

He was the General Manager of the Company prior to this appointment.