Mr Shaibu Haruna, formerly of MTN Ghana has been appointed Sales Director for Guiness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL)
His appointment took effect from May 15th, 2014.
At MTN Ghana, Mr. Haruna led the delivery of successful distribution transformation programmes in Ghana and Uganda.
“He has over 16 years’ experience in sales and distribution spanning the brewing, automobile, financial services and the telecommunications industry.
A statement issued in Accra said Mr Haruna would play a key role in helping the company achieve its vision of becoming the most vibrant and iconic business in Ghana.
It said he would achieve this by building a formidable sales team that would consistently deliver best performances.
It added that “Shaibu has a long standing connection with the brewing industry having worked at Ghana Breweries Limited (before its merger with Guinness Ghana Limited) where he handled diverse sales roles, including Field Sales Manager, Sales Operations Manager and Regional Accounts Manager, between 1997 and 2002.”
Mr Haruna holds an MBA from the Leicester University Business School in the UK and Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of Ghana Business School.
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