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Chidi Okoro

Investor

Operating Partner, West Africa Coverage at Alta Semper Capital

Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria

About

Operating Partner and Head of West Africa with over thirty years of general management experience across pharmaceuticals, FMCG, food and telecom. Former MD at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria and holds a pharmacy degree plus an MBA.

Experience

  1. Alta Semper Capital LLPOperating Partner & Head of West Africacurrent2023 — presentLagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
  2. Drugs and Medicaments Nig LtdFounder & Executive Business Consultantcurrent2018 — present
  3. UAC Foods , UACN plc/Tiger Brands SA JV.Managing Director/CEO.2015 — 2018Lagos, Nigeria.
  4. Lucozade Ribena SuntoryGeneral Manager/MD , AFRICA.2014 — 2015
  5. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc.Managing Director; fmrly Sales Director2007 — 2014Lagos , Nigeria.
  6. MTN NigeriaGeneral Manager , Business Sales2006 — 2007
  7. Promasidor Nigeria LimitedSales Director , Regional Sales Manager1996 — 2006
  8. Reckitt&Colman presently Reckitt BenckiserProduct Manager ; Regional Sales Manager1993 — 1996
  9. Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries LtdProduct Manager ; earlier on as Sales Representative1990 — 1993

Education

  1. IE Business School , Madrid, Spain.Executive Masters in Positive Leadership and Strategy., Social Sciences.
  2. Lagos Business SchoolSMP Certificate, Senior Management Programme
  3. University of LagosMBA, Marketing
  4. University of NigeriaB.Pharm, Pharmacy

Skills & more

Management27Leadership16FMCG12Marketing Communications14Product Development20Start-ups10Advertising4Sales14Telecommunications3Key Account Management7Marketing Management19Business Strategy26

From Chidi's professional profile.

Colleagues at Alta Semper Capital

Afsane Jetha
Founder, Managing Partner, CEO at Alta Semper Capital
Greg Parsons
Chairman of the Investment Committee at Alta Semper Capital
Hana Kamel
Senior Associate at Alta Semper Capital
Kareem
Director, Head of North Africa at Alta Semper Capital
Neil O'Leary
Operating Partner, East Africa Coverage at Alta Semper Capital
Omar Emara
Senior Associate at Alta Semper Capital
Richard D. Parsons
Investor at Alta Semper Capital
Stephen M. Sammut
Chairman of Industry Advisory Board at Alta Semper Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Chidi Okoro work?
Chidi Okoro is Operating Partner, West Africa Coverage at Alta Semper Capital.

Same school

Also attended University of Lagos50

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Shared employers

Also worked at MTN Nigeria4

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Also worked at Reckitt&Colman presently Reckitt Benckiser20

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