Who is Andrew Itambo Kilonzo? Flash Uganda Media looks at his biography, age, wife, family, tribe, achievements, and relationship with ExxonMobil, Alliance Complexes Mobil Oil, East African Breweries Limited, and Meta Abo Brewery Share Company and the early life and education of the current Managing Director of Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL)
Andrew Itambo Kilonzo is an executive Business leader and Marketing & sales strategist from Kenya.
Kilonzo is the current Managing Director of Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL).
Early Life and Education
Andrew Itambo Kilonzo was born in Kenya.
Andrew earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biochemistry degree from the University of Nairobi from 1989 to 1992.
He graduated from Strathmore Business School in 2012, where he was enrolled in an advanced management programme in Leadership. During his time here, he was involved in personal and business leadership activities, as well as societies.
Career and Professional Work Experience
Andrew Itambo Kilonzo is a retail energy, beverage, and entertainment executive with over 25 years of expertise. He is enthusiastic about developing potential, leading through service, and strengthening communities.
Although virtually nothing is known about his employment experience following graduating, Kilonzo worked as a Retail rent advisor at ExxonMobil from July 2004 until January 2006.
From January 2006 until June 2006, he worked as a Retail manager for Alliance Complexes Mobil Oil Kenya.
Kilonzo was the Sales Director of Diageo from 2006 to 2016. He had numerous executive positions at Diageo.
From June 2010 until July 2013, he was the Sales Director at East African Breweries Ltd in Uganda, where he oversaw a company turnaround at a time when fresh investment in UBL was just getting underway.
He was the Sales Director of Premium Trade Business at East African Breweries Ltd for Kenya Breweries Limited in Nairobi from August 2013 until April 2016. While in this position, Kilonzo was able to accelerate category customer, consumer, and RTM development. He spearheaded the revolution of the spirit by fostering strong IPS and reserve brand consumer participation.
While in Kenya, he also worked as the Commercial Director of East African Breweries Limited from April 2016 to October 2021. He used cutting-edge technology to increase efficiency and effectiveness. As a result of these initiatives and projects, KBL has garnered numerous Global accolades.
From October 2020 to March 2022, Andrew Itambo Kilonzo became Managing Director of Meta Abo Brewery Share Company SC in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
He then joined Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) in Kampala, Uganda in April 2022 and currently serves as Managing Director.
Achievements and Awards
Andrew Kilonzo has expertise in Key Account Management, Business and Marketing Strategy, Direct Sales, Sales Management, Market and Strategic Planning, Leadership, Negotiation, New Business Development, and a number of other areas.
During his tenure, Uganda Breweries Limited was recognised as a top firm in export promotion and import substitution by the Uganda Export Promotion Board and President Museveni at the President’s Export Award Ceremony.
Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) also established a self-service site called Diageo One in July 2022 to allow merchants to engage directly with beer distributors in their areas, and also for customers to buy company products directly from the distributors.
According to Andrew Kilonzo, the eCommerce platform, Diageo One is a business-to-business (B2B) product connecting business clients to Uganda Breweries, distributors, brands, promotions, messaging, ordering, and delivery, among other activities.
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