Nigerian Breweries Plc appoints Uzo Odenigbo as Corporate Affairs Director
Uzodinma Odenigbo was appointed as Corporate Affairs Director for Nigerian Breweries effective 1st May, 2025.
Uzo joined NB in 2017, with responsibilities for Public, External & Government Affairs, first as Public Affairs Manager for the South of Nigeria. In 2020, he was appointed into an expanded role of Head of Public, External & Government Affairs where he subsequently led the public affairs agenda and government relations pan-Nigeria while also providing strategic direction for the Regional Corporate Affairs Managers. Significantly, he delivered a comprehensive stakeholder engagement and communications framework as part of the project team for implementation of the 2024 Nigerian Breweries business recovery plan, achieving zero business disruption and negative media coverage amongst other critical outcomes.
Prior to this role, Uzo was the Corporate Affairs Director, Brarudi, from July 2024 to March 2025, where he successfully led the Corporate Affairs agenda for Brarudi, driving the launch of a reputation campaign anchored on sustainability, elevated internal communications with positive impact on climate scores, championed the Optimal Business Climate agenda with concrete results on export, local sourcing and the ongoing advocacy to avoid negative excise impacts from tax harmonization in the EAC region. His corporate experience spans over 20 years across different functions, having held various management roles in the FMCG industry such as Sustainability Reporting Manager for British American Tobacco, Incident Management and Crisis Resolution Manager, Regional Public Affairs Manager (North) and subsequently led the Public Affairs and Communications function at Nigerian Bottling Company.
Uzo is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Chartered Institue of Public Relations (UK) and holds an MBA in addition to a PhD in Mass Communications. His passion lies in building emotional connections, discovering new frontiers and leading an active lifestyle.
