Chris Wulff-Caesar appointed as new Managing Director of Unilever Ghana PLC

Unilever Ghana PLC is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Chris Wulff-Caesar as its new Managing Director with effect from the 1st of April 2024.

Mr. Wulff-Caesar is an accomplished International Business Executive with

24 years of FMCG experience gained across various countries and is

returning to Unilever Ghana PLC, where he began his career as a management trainee in 1999.

He joined the company from Friesland Campina in Nigeria, where he was

Marketing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, managing brands and marketing

activities across 44 countries. Before this, he worked for ABInBev as

Marketing Director for West Africa (Ghana and Nigeria) and was a member of

the Board of Directors for Accra Brewery Ltd.

He joined ABInBev under the SAB Miller acquisition, where he was leading the establishment and growth of a portfolio of brands. During his time at SAB Miller, he worked as an Africa Category Expansion / Innovation Manager, based in South Africa, and as Ghana's Marketing Director.

Mr. Wulff-Caesar is a fellow of the National Institute of Marketing Nigeria

(NIMN) and an Associate member of the Advertising Practitioners Council

of Nigeria (APCON). He holds a BA (Honors) Degree in Economics from

the University of Ghana and an MBA from the Edinburgh Business School

of the Heriot Watt University in Scotland, United Kingdom.

Mr. Wulff-Caesar will also join the Unilever Ghana PLC Board as an Executive Director.

Mr. Chris Wulff-Caesar takes over from Mr. George Owusu-Ansah, the

current Managing Director of Unilever Ghana PLC

Having served as Managing Director of Unilever Ghana PLC for 4 years,

Mr. George Owusu-Ansah now moves to Ethiopia as Managing Director of

Unilever’s Ethiopian business from 1st April 2024. George will continue to

serve on the Unilever Ghana PLC Board as a Non-Executive Director.

Mr. Joel Boateng appointed to the Board of Unilever Ghana PLC

Mr. Joel Boateng, currently the Customer Development Director for

Unilever Ghana PLC has been appointed to join the Board of the company

as an Executive Director.

Mr Boateng started his career in Customer Marketing and Intelligence at

Unilever Ghana PLC in 2008 and held various roles, including three years

in Unilever South Africa, before moving to market in 2019 as a Category

Manager for Oral Care and Skin Care. He joined the Unilever Customer

Development team in 2022 as Regional Sales Manager for Accra before

being promoted to his current role in July 2023.

He is also an Executive Trustee board member to the Unilever Tier 2 and Savings Schemes.

Joel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Statistics and Philosophy from the

University of Ghana. He has a master’s degree in business administration

(EMBA Marketing) from the University of Ghana Business School. He is

also a Full Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG).