After
a fulfilling and rewarding business relationship in 2015, brewing
giant, Nigerian Breweries last weekend in Lagos, rewarded its
distributors and trade partners spread across the country.
Hubert Eze, the company’s Sale Director who thanked the trade partners for staying with the company, explained that the award, which was preceded by a Distributors' Business Meeting, was conceived to recognize and reward the excellent performance of the company’s distributors and transporters for the year 2015. The award ceremony, he added, also provided the platform to evaluate the previous year’s business performance and communicate new business strategies to distributors.
He
disclosed that despite the challenges in the operating environment,
the company did well and achieved many milestones that called for
celebration. “Our partnership was not built for today, but built
for the future.2016 will be challenging too, but we believe we
Nigerians; we are happy people, and we are going to win again. At
the end of the year, we will gather not to talk only about the
difficulties but our victories”, he told the crowd amidst
applause.
In
the exciting contest, Ken Maduako from Nnewi in Onitsha marketing
zone beat two others to emerge the company’s best
distributor for 2015. Ifeoma Chukwuka Nigeria Limited, who won the
last two edition clinched the seond position ahead of Magulf Global
Enterprises who came third.
Maduakor
has also by his feat, created a new African record, by selling more
than five million crates of beer in his zone in 2015. He thanked the
company for the gesture and advised that the momentum be sustained to
stay on top.
The
award ceremony which took place at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island,
Lagos was in honour of Distributors and Key Transporters of the
company who excelled in the cause of their business partnerships with
Nigerian Breweries Plc in 2015.
The awards which was in ten categories included: National Volume Champion; National Volume Champion (1st & 2nd Runner Up); Regional Champions; Regional Volume Champion - 1st Runner Up; Regional Volume Champion - 2nd Runner Up.
Other
categories were: Millionaire Club (SKDs who achieved between 1m and
1.99m cases); Millionaire Club (SKDs who achieved between 2m and
2.99m cases); and Millionaire Club (SKDs who achieved 3m cases and
above.
Prizes
carted home by the lucky distributors included: Brand new Man Diesel
truck, Mitsubishi Canter trucks; Mitsubishi L200 double cabin;
Forklifts; Sound proof generating Sets and several free cartons of
Nigerian Breweries Products.
Apart
from rewarding the distributors, the night was also spiced with lots
of entertainment from A list musicians like Onyeka Owenu, stand-up
comedian, Seyi Law and Joseph Benjamin who compered the event.
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From
Left to Right – Mr. Nicolaas Velvede, Managing Director Nigerian
Breweries; Mr. Ken Maduakor, Nigerian Breweries; NB Plc
Distributor of the Year; wife of the winner, Mrs. Maduakor and Mr.
Hubert Eze, Sales Director, Nigerian Breweries at the Distributors
Award Night in Lagos on Friday.
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From
Left to Right: Mr. Ken Maduakor, Nigerian Breweries; NB
Plc Distributor of the Year; Mr. Nicolaas Velvede,
Managing Director Nigerian Breweries; and Mr. Hubert Eze, Sales
Director, Nigerian Breweries at the Distributors Award Night in
Lagos on Friday.
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