The Managing Director of Unilever Ghana, Maidie Arkutu has been promoted to Vice President of Francophone Africa for the Anglo-Dutch FMCG group.

Unilever Ghana has announced her replacement – Yeo Ziobeieton has assumed the role of Managing Director, Unilever Ghana, effective immediately.

Ziobeieton has worked for Unilever for 14 years across several divisions, including the Ivory Coast, Dakar, Kenya and South Africa. Most recently, he served as Managing Director of Francophone West Africa.

Arkutu has headed up Unilever’s Ghana division since 2013. Prior to that she served as Marketing Director and Non-Executive Member of the Board for the company, which she joined from Coca Cola.