NATIONAL: Nigerian, Patricia Obozuwa, appointed Coca-Cola Intl VP

LAGOS-born Patricia Obozuwa has been appointed Government Affairs, Communications & Sustainability for Africa of Coca-Cola International.

Obozuwa, who is a twin daughter of a retired police officer, announced her appointment on her verified tweeter handle this morning.

She wrote, “I’m super excited to join The Coca Cola Company’s Africa Leadership Team as the Vice President, Government Affairs, Communications & Sustainability for Africa.”

Before her current appointment, Patricia since April 2012, had been serving as Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer for GE Africa.

Her profile on the GE website in part: “Prior to joining GE, she was Head, External Relations, Nigeria and Corporate Communication Leader, Sub-Saharan Africa at Procter & Gamble (P&G), where she pioneered the public relations function and built the West Africa communications team from scratch. Before joining P&G in 2005, Patricia was the Arts and Sponsorship Manager for the British Council in Nigeria.

“Patricia serves as a Non-Executive Director on the board  of The Water Trust (US-Headquartered Non-Profit Organization). She is also a member of the Lagos State Industry Advisory Board for the Yaba ICT Hub/Cluster project and she is on the jury of the “Africa Excellence Awards” (since 2016).”

The GE website also revealed that: “Patricia leads a team of communicators across Sub-Saharan Africa, building and protecting GE’s brand and image on the sub-continent. She established GE Africa’s corporate social responsibility platform, GE Kujenga aimed at empowering people by building valuable skills, equipping communities with new tools and technology and elevating innovative ideas that are solving Africa’s challenges. In 2016, Patricia established the ‘GE Lagos Garage’ a hub for advanced manufacturing skills development that has produced over 600 graduates in Nigeria to date (December 2019). She is the founding co-hub leader of the GE Women’s Network for Sub-Saharan Africa.”