Coca-Cola Africa Ltd has appointed Phillipine Mtikitiki as General Manager, East and Central Africa Franchise effective 1st June 2019, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
In her new role, she will be responsible for developing and managing the business strategy across East and Central Africa.
Remarking on Phillipine’s appointment, Bruno Pietracci, President of Coca-Cola’s Southern & East Africa Business Unit (SEABU) said, “I am very pleased to announce Phillipine’s new role. With Phillipine’s expertise and track record, I am confident that her leadership will take the business to new heights in this region, which is full of opportunity and growth”.
Prior to her appointment, Phillipine was a Region Franchise Manager for Southern & East Africa Business Unit (SEABU), leading and executing the business strategy across Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia.
Having been in this role since 2017, she has a deep appreciation of the dynamics and opportunities this region holds.
She joined The Coca-Cola Company in 1998 as a graduate associate. Over 13 years, she worked across the business unit and it’s bottling entities in South Africa in various functions and roles of increasing responsibility.
She holds a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Henley Business School, a bachelor’s degree in business administration and Honours in Economics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
She takes over from Ahmed Rady who has been appointed as General Manager, Egypt, effective 1st June 2019.
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