NIMN Invests New President

History would be made on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the upscale De Renaissance Hotel, located on Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja as the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN) would officially invest Mr Ganiyu A. Koledoye, fnimn, as the President and Chairman of the governing council of the Institute.

In a press statement signed by Mr Sydney Ogbodo, the Acting Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NIMN, the event is expected to be graced by eminent marketing professionals representing the various sectors and stakeholders of the Nigerian economy.

The new President emerged winner during the yearly general meeting held in Kaduna last year after a hotly competitive election with Mr. Tony Agenmonmen of Nigerian Breweries PLC.

The new president is a graduate of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) from the South West London College. He is also a Master’s of Science (Msc) degree holder in Business Administration from the University of Bath, UK. He was a lecturer in Marketing and Systems Theory at the Centre for Marketing and Management Studies, Tooting Bee. London, UK. He established The Clapham College of Technology, Clapham Common, London UK in 1980.


In Nigeria, Koledoye had worked in various capacities in Ebun Nigeria Limited, Churchgate Group, Texlon Group, Coastal Bottlers Limited and Zaria Industries Limited where he was CEO in the last two companies. He lectures at Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA) UK, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and is currently the chairman of Harmattan Oil Services Limited, Lekki, Lagos.

The National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria is established by act of parliament (Act no 2003) of the Nigerian National Assembly to regulate marketers and marketing practice in Nigeria.