Nigerian Breweries Plc has notified the Nigerian Exchange and the investing public of the appointment of Thibaut François Baptiste Boidin as the Managing Director/CEO effective the 1st of July 2025.
Thibaut Boidin is to replace Hans Essaadi, the current Managing Director who will complete his tenure and resign, effective 30th of June 2025.
Mr. Boidin is currently the Managing Director of HEINEKEN Romania one of HEINEKEN’s largest operations in Eastern Europe. He joined the HEINEKEN Group in 2017 as Deputy CEO of France Boissons and added to his scope in 2020 the role of HEINEKEN France Chief Transformation Officer. He was also the Chief Transformation Officer of HEINEKEN Europe based in Amsterdam before his current role in Romania.
Prior to joining HEINEKEN, Mr. Boidin had served as an Officer in the French Armed Forces across different continents before transitioning to the corporate world where he held senior/executive and Managing Director positions in French organisations including Elis and Veolia.