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Diageo top executives call on Asantehene

By GNA
Social News Diageo top executives call on Asantehene
MAY 24, 2016 LISTEN

Accra, May 23, GNA - The senior executives of Diageo Plc, global leader in beverage alcohol and parent company of Gunnies Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL), have paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace.

The team was led by Nick Blazquez, President of Diageo Africa and Asia Pacific Regions. The delegation was made up of John O' Keffe, President of Diageo Africa, Simon Harvey, Managing Director of Diageo Africa Regional Markets, Francis Agbonlahor Managing Director of GGBL, Stephen Nirenstein Finance Director of GGBL and Gabriel Opoku-Asare, Corporate Relations Director of GGBL.

The visit to Manhyia was to pay homage to the Asantehene as he observes Awukudae festival, to officially inform him of the departure of Blazquez from Diageo PLC, who is set to leave the company after 27 years of dedicated service and to introduce Mr Francis Agbonlahor the new Managing Director of GGBL.

The delegation presented a portfolio of Diageo's premium brands - Johnnie Walker, Cîroc, Gordon's Gin, Guinness Africa Special, Orijin Bitters and Ruut Extra Premium Beer (Ghana's first Cassava beer) to support the Awukudae Festival.

Blazquez expressed gratitude to Otumfuo for been a great friend and advisor to GGBL. 'We remain committed to Ghana; we are here for the long haul. We will continue to invest significantly in our operations, communities and our people,' he added.

Touching on GGBL local raw material programme, he revealed that all locally produced GGBL brands now incorporate an element of raw material grown within Ghana, including the recently launched Guinness Africa Special. The programme has directly improved the livelihoods of more than 7,000 small and medium scale farmers.

Agbonlahor thanked Otumfuo for the warm reception accorded the team during the visit and promised to provide regular business updates to the king.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu said he would continue to support the company both locally and internationally and thanked the team for the visit.

GNA

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