By Bamidele Famoofo
WorldStage– Champion Breweries Plc, 52-year-old brewer, known for Champion Lager & Champ Malta , listed on the Nigerian Exchange, has announced to its shareholders and the investing public that the Board of Directors has approved certain leadership transition arrangements following the resignation of Dr. Inalegwu Adoga as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
The Board approved the appointment of Mr. Malolan Sampath as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 September 2026.
Mr. Sampath is an accomplished executive with over 26 years of international leadership experience across the beverage, FMCG, manufacturing and agro-industrial sectors, having built and led businesses up to US$500 million in scale. His beverage and brewing experience include serving as Managing Director of Unique Beverages in Angola and as Sales & Marketing Director for a PepsiCo bottling franchise, in addition to earlier brewing-sector experience. Most recently he held the dual role of Managing Director (NPK Joint Venture) and Chief Marketing Officer at Indorama Eleme Fertilizers in Nigeria and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Global Industries Limited, a Wilmar International joint venture in Zambia. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Management (MBA) from the Symbiosis Centre for Management & HRD, Pune, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Chennai. The Board is confident that his expertise in manufacturing excellence, commercial execution and business transformation will support the Company’s strategic objectives and long-term growth.
To ensure continuity during the transition pending Mr. Sampath’s assumption of office, the Board has appointed Mr. Rasheed Ademola Adebiyi, Executive Director, Finance, to act as Managing Director.
The Board said it remained committed to the highest standards of corporate governance and to delivering a seamless leadership transition and sustainable value to shareholders and other stakeholders
