Oloyede’s appointment was announced by the company in a
statement on its official LinkedIn page on Thursday. It read, “Congratulations
on your appointment as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of UAC
Foods.
Also, making the announcement, Oloyede in a post on his
LinkedIn page read, “I am excited to announce that I am starting a new journey
as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of UAC Foods Limited. It
is a beautiful new journey ahead!
“Starting from where I started and I am here, I am deeply
grateful to the Almighty God, the Supreme Being and everyone who has
contributed to my journey! Looking forward to sharing love and laughter with my
new family at UAC of Nigeria Plc.”
Prior to joining UAC Foods, Oloyede was the General Manager
at Kerry. Kerry Group is a leader in global food ingredients, taste and
nutrition solutions. He was with the company for five years and two months.
He was the Regional Business Manager for Kellogg Company
where he was responsible for Kellogg’s business in West Africa, including, but
not limited to R2M Design and Execution, Distributor Profiling and Selection,
Sales and Distribution, Channel Development, Business Forecasting, Demand and
Supply Management, Consumer and Customer Marketing, Trade Margins, Training and
Capability Development.
Other places he worked include L’Oréal where he served as
the National Sales Manager, Nigeria and Ghana and Procter & Gamble where he
was the Regional Sales Manager (Lagos, Ogun, Edo and Delta States).
He holds a Bachelors Degree (Hons.) in Mathematics from the
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He also proceeded to the same institution
for Master of Business Administration – MBA, Business Administration and
Management, General.