Guinness Nigeria Honours its distributors
Guinness Nigeria Plc, a leader in the Nigerian
manufacturing industry and part of the world's number one premium drinks
company, Diageo Plc, has again rolled out the drums to celebrate its
distribution partners for their outstanding contribution to the growth and
business success of Guinness Nigeria during the 2013 financial year. Known as
the Guinness Nigeria Distributors Award, this year’s event took place at
Darlington Hall, Ilupeju, Lagos centred on
the theme ‘Celebrating Great Partnerships.’
Speaking at the event, Mr. Seni Adetu, Managing
Director/Chief Executive Officer, Guinness Nigeria Plc, thanked the
distribution partners for their commitment and contributions to the company
over the period. “This event is our way of saying a big thank you to all our
distributors’ partners. I can say with pride that you have shown yourselves to
be real partners, and I salute you for coming on this journey with us.”
“As a company we are committed to supporting our
partners because we know that with the right distributors – those who are
dedicated and focused, we have a partnership that is strong, productive, and
innovative and I believe that together we can achieve even greater things this
year!”
During the award ceremony, outstanding dealer partners
from each sub-region were rewarded in different categories ranging from
distribution partner with the Highest Sales per region to the distribution
partner with the Highest Sales Volume, National Growth Champion and the
distribution partner with the Best Overall Performance.
Like in previous editions, the winning partners were
presented with glittering plaques, certificates and prizes ranging from ½ Ton
Trucks, four ton trucks and six Ton Trucks to brand new pickups. Other prizes
include big screen LED 3D Smart TVs, laptops, among others.
The award for the Best Overall Distributor (National) went
to Edinho Nigeria Limited (Abuja) represented at the event by the Managing
Director, Dr. Chief Edmond Okafor who was awarded a 6-ton Canter Truck. First
runner in the category, Mr. Banjo Onanubi of Cryslad Nigeria Limited went home
with a 4-ton Canter Truck, while the second runner up, Dame Joy Igwe of Ifeoma
Chukwuka Nigeria Limited won a pick-up van.
Speaking on behalf of the distribution partners, Dr. Chief
Edmond Okafor, Managing Director, Edinho Nigeria Limited, thanked Guinness
Nigeria for the honor and the prizes. “One thing about Guinness Nigeria
is that they treat us as a part of the organization and give us the benefits
accrued to us which further helps us achieve our objectives and increase our
sales,” he said.
0 comments: