NB Wins 2017 Pearl Award For Sectoral Leadership
L-R: Hon.
(Mrs) Lola Akande, Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,
Lagos State and Mr. Wole Adetunji, Past DG, Securities & Exchange
Commission, and Chairman, Technical Committee of PEARL Awards Board presenting
the 2017 Sectoral Leadership Award in the Consumer
Goods Category (Breweries) to Mr. Chukwuemeka Aniukwu, Media Relations Manager
and Mrs Grace Udensi, Public Affairs Manager, both of Nigerian Breweries Plc
after the company was announced winner in the Consumer Goods (Breweries)
category at the 2017 PEARL Awards.
By: HighCelebritySquard
Nigerian Breweries Plc was recently honoured for its outstanding
performance in the Consumer Goods Sector of the Nigerian economy at the 2017
Pearl Awards. The company was presented with the 2017 Sectoral Leadership Award
in the Consumer Goods Category (Breweries) at the event which held at the Grand
Ball Room, Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday, November 26,
2017.
While commenting on the award, Kufre Ekanem, Corporate Affairs
Adviser, Nigerian Breweries Plc, stated “We view this award as a recognition of
our previous performances and as our call to duty to keep delivering value. As
Nigeria’s foremost brewer, our commitment to our shareholders and other
stakeholders drives our passion for high performance and delivery of quality,
not just in our product offering, but in all our interactions with Nigeria. We
remain committed to these values.” Mr. Ekanem thanked the organisers of the
award for the recognition and congratulated them for sustaining the initiative
over the last 22 years.
Nigerian Breweries emerged winner in the Consumer Goods
(Breweries) category where Guinness Nigeria Plc and International Breweries Plc
were also nominated.
The event drew attendance from dignitaries including General
Yakubu Gowon (Rtd.) former Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
the Governor of Lagos state, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode who was represented by the
commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. (Mrs.) Lola
Akande, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr. Oscar
Onyema, immediate past president of the Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange,
Mr. Aigboje Aig Imoukhuede, captains of industry among other guests.
The PEARL (Performance Earning and Returns Leadership) Awards
Project was instituted in 1995 with an annual Awards Night to recognize and
reward publicly quoted companies for outstanding operational and stock
performance in order to enhance the vibrancy, growth and development of the
Capital Market. Criteria for the Pearl Awards are based on verifiable indices,
facts and figures published in the Nigerian Stock Market Annual (NSMA).
NB Wins 2017 Pearl Award For Sectoral Leadership
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