Nigerian Breweries Plc announced that at its Board of Directors meeting held on 14 July 2015, Messrs Thomas A. de Man and Walter L. Drenth resigned their respective appointments as Directors of the Company. According to the Company, the resignation of Mr. Thomas A. de Man takes effect from the close of business on 14 July 2015 while the resignation of Mr. Walter L. Drenth is effective close of business on 31 August 2015. The Company also notified that at the same Board meeting, Messrs Roland Primez and Franco M. Maggi were appointed as Directors of the Company effective 1 September 2015 to fill the vacancy on the Board.

Maggi Franco Maria started his working career as a Trainee, Heineken, Netherlands in November 2001 and rose to become Heineken Branch Director in October 2010. He rose to become Director, Marca Heineken Bohemia XX Stron in November 2012, a position he held until the present appointment. Pirmez Roland has served the Heineken Group in different countries at different positions including being the Managing Director, Heineken Angola in 1995, General Manager, Thai Asia Pacific Brewery Co.

Ltd, Thailand in 1998, Chief Executive Officer, HEINEKEN Russia in 2002, CEO Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd. (now Heineken Asia Pacific Pte Ltd) in 2008, President, Asia Pacific and Chief Executive Officer APB in 2013 and he is currently the President, Africa Middle East and Eastern Europe, Heineken NV (2015).