Guinness Nigeria appoints Musunga as MD, CEO as Magunda bows out

By Felicia Nwosu

Guinness Nigeria has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of John Musunga as its new Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Musunga will replace Baker Magunda who was the Managing Director/CEO and member of the Board of Directors of the company, and retired after over 23 years of meritorious service.

Apart from playing the roles of managing director and chief executive officer, Mr. Musunga, in his new roles, will also be among the member of the Board of the Company with effect from the 1st of November 2022.

Before his present appointment, the new Guinness Nigeria boss was serving as a Managing Director with Kenya Breweries Limited, a subsidiary of EABL. The newly appointed Guinness Managing Director/ CEO comes with a deep understanding and expertise in business transformation within the consumer goods industry, having previously held leadership roles across Commercial, Sales and Marketing positions in GlaxoSmithKline Plc. within Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Eastern Europe.

Mr. Musunga joined Diageo in March 2021. The Board is optimistic that the leadership of the Company would be further strengthened through his invaluable experience and passion in developing strong talent and in driving overall business transformation through sustainable growth and delivery of value to stakeholders.

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