Emmanuel Oriakhi is a senior commercial and marketing executive at Nigerian Breweries Plc, where he serves as Sales Director. His career with the company began in 2003 as a Commercial Management Trainee, after which he progressed through increasingly senior roles in marketing, brand management, strategy and business development.
He has managed major Nigerian Breweries brands, including Maltina, Gulder and Heineken, and subsequently took on regional responsibilities as Business Development Manager for Heineken Global Commerce, covering Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
With academic credentials including a master’s degree in Global Management from the University of Salford and executive management training at IMD Switzerland and Harvard Business School, Oriakhi’s career illustrates sustained progression in commercial leadership within the beverage industry. He was appointed Marketing Director of Nigerian Breweries in 2018 and later moved into the Sales Director role in 2025.
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