The Board of Directors of Champions Breweries Plc has approved the appointment of Mr Malolan Sampath as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, following the resignation of Dr Inalegwu Adoga, with effect from 1 September 2026.
https://www.digital.zenithbank.com/ZEQ/ZEQ-jan-2026/index.html#p=1Mr 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
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 remains committed to the highest standards of corporate governance and to delivering a seamless leadership transition and sustainable value to shareholders and other stakeholders.
