The African Business Leadership Magazine has presented Procter and Gamble with the Africa Business Leadership Award. This was said to be in recognition of P&G’s commitment to economic and social investments in sub-Saharan Africa.
A statement to The PUNCH on Thursday said the presentation was made at the annual US-Africa CEO Summit held recently in Washington DC.
The Annual African Business Leadership Awards puts the spotlight on companies and business professionals who have impacted society and used their business portfolios to touch humanity.
P&G Vice President, South Africa and African Expansion Markets, Mr. Stanislav Vecera, said that the company’s social programmes had touched over 50 million children across 17 countries in Africa.
He said, “We intend to double this number in the coming few years into 40 African countries. However we need the support of other organizations and governments to scale up the number of people that will benefit from the programme.”
US Secretary of State for Commerce, Penny Pritzker noted that P&G’s $300 million investment on a new manufacturing plant in Lagos, Nigeria would spur job growth in the country and other countries where the company operates.
Procter & Gamble Nigeria’s Corporate Communications Manager, Tomiwa Akande reaffirmed that the company had a long commitment to Africa and its development. He added that its investment in Africa, especially Nigeria was indeed unique.
Akande said, “P&G has been present in Sub-Sahara Africa for over 22years. Today we have generated over 6,000 direct and indirect jobs in Sub Sahara Africa. Our investment in Africa is unique in that we manufacture on the continent relying upon local talent. Today we have touched the lives of hundreds of millions of African consumers with our world class brands across 30 SSA countries in small but meaningful ways, helping to make everyday life a little bit better,” she said.
Culled from www.punchng.com
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