Unilever Nigeria has announced the appointment of Mr Chika Nwobi as a Non-Executive Director of the company, effective January 2018.

Unilever stated that Nwobi, Founder of venture development firm Level 5 Lab (L5Lab), was a ‘seasoned professional of repute’ with the businessmen having played a ‘pioneering role in the mobile content industry in Nigeria as Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of MTech.’

Mr. Yaw Nsarkoh, Managing Director, Unilever Ghana-Nigeria, said, “As a company that is deeply committed to delivering value to our stakeholders, we are excited to have Nwobi join our team of reputable personalities at Unilever, who are pushing to achieve our global vision of making sustainable living a commonplace.”

Speaking of his appointment, Nwobi said, “I consider this an opportunity to serve and complement the efforts of everyone on the brand to sustain its heritage for greater value addition to Nigeria.”