BOARD MEMBERS
DR D.B.A OGUTUGA
Dr Ogutuga is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Deebee Company Limited.
He is a Biochemist trained at both the Universities of Ife in Nigeria and Cambridge in the United Kingdom. A designated Food and Drug Analyst of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Ogutuga founded Deebee Company Limited in 1977 for the purpose of producing wines in commercial quantities from locally available raw materials, such as kola nuts, cashew nuts etc. In 1988, through his personal efforts at product development, Deebee Company added the sparkling non-alcoholic pineapple juice to its range of products. Dr Ogutuga has remained the Chief Executive of the company since inception.
Before starting Deebee Company Ltd, Dr Ogutuga began his working career at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan where he rose to the position of Chief Research Officer. During the 14 years he spent at CRIN, he was appointed Chairman of the Western State of Nigeria Agricultural Credit Corporation and he was a Cocoa Processing Consultant to the government of Sri Lanka under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in 1975/76.
Among several positions held/awards given, Dr Ogutuga is:
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Member of the National Council of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN)
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President of the Ogun State Branch of MAN (2009-date)
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Member Governing Council NAFDAC (National Agency for Food and Drug Control and Administration) from 2002-2007
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Patron NACCIMA Ijebu Ode, Ogun State
Email Dr. D.B.A. Ogutuga at dbaogutuga@deebeewines.com
DR. (MRS) E.O. OGUTUGA
Dr (Mrs) Ogutuga is currently the Managing Director of Deebee Company Limited.
Mrs Ogutuga is a Chemist/Biochemist trained at the Universities of St Andrews (B.Sc. Hons. Chemistry 1975) and London (Ph.D. Biochemistry 1978), both in the United Kingdom. Upon graduation, she worked for Lever Brothers Nigeria (now Unilever Nigeria) and Unilever UK, holding various technical positions of increasing seniority till 1989. During this time, she also had the opportunity to work at various Unilever companies/Research Centres in Sweden, Holland and Belgium and to attend several Management Development courses organized by the multinational company. She joined Monsanto PLC (an American company) in the UK in 1989 initially as Head of Technical Services Department, from where she was appointed to general management positions. By 1991, she was Head of Commercial Department and a member of the Management Team.
Dr Mrs Ogutuga returned to Nigeria in 1995. She started working with Deebee Company in 1997, initially as Sales and Marketing Director. She has also been an active Management Consultant since 1995. Her areas of specialization are Production/Process Management, Logistics, TQM and ISO9000 Quality Systems. Dr Ogutuga was appointed as a member of the first Governing Council of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in 2004.
Email Dr. (Mrs) E.O. Ogutuga at eoogutuga@deebeewines.com
Mr. ADEWALE O. SANGOWAWA
Mr Sangowawa is an accomplished and highly successful banker, economist and management consultant. Born in Isonyin Ijebu, he attended Emmanuel School, Isonyin and Government College, Ibadan for his primary and secondary education respectively. From there he won a USAID scholarship to study at the University of Makerere, Uganda where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science & Economics and a Master of Arts degree in Development Economics. After starting his career with the Ugandan Civil Service, Mr. Sangowawa returned to Nigeria in 1967 and worked briefly at the Central Bank. However he was soon attracted away by the African Development Bank (ADB) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire and spent 28 years (1969-97) on a long and glorious career with the ADB, culminating in his appointment to the post of Vice President – a post he held for 7 years.
After his retirement from the ADB, Mr Sangowawa started up a Management Consultancy in Abidjan, offering help and advice to private sector companies, the ADB and regional national governments. In 2002, he was invited to join Globacom in its roll-out as the Second National Operator of telecommunications in Nigeria, and he remains an Executive Director at Globacom, where he spearheads the management of Human Capital. He plays a major role in the team that has seen the ascendance of Globacom as a service provider within Nigeria and, more recently, in neighbouring Benin and Ghana.
Mr Sangowawa sits/has sat on the boards of many companies and parastatals. He is a keen sportsman and maintains an active lifestyle. He holds Chieftaincy titles from Emmanuel Church, Isonyin and also from Ondo State and Cote D'Ivoire. He is happily married with children.
Mr. PETER COKER
Peter Coker is the Marketing & Global Brand Director of Deebee Company Limited.
Mr Coker leads the worldwide marketing and commercial efforts of the Company to develop and leverage its capabilities, brands and assets to meet the needs of distributors and consumers to drive profitable growth. Mr. Coker brings nearly a decade of diverse marketing, customer, commercial and general management experience from around the world to Deebee Company Limited.
He joined the Company in 2013 as Marketing & Global Brands Director and today leads a team entrusted with stewarding the Deebee brand throughout Africa and worldwide. Prior to joining the Company, Mr Coker held VP titles in US Wealth Management, Banking and Financial services corporations including the Global Wealth Management division of Morgan Stanley, Suntrust Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank NA.
Mr Coker completed his Bachelor of Science in Finance & Marketing from the Mitchell College Of Business at the University of South Alabama in 2005 and holds Series 7, Series 6, Series 63 and Series 65 FINRA Securites Licenses.
Email Peter Coker at peter.coker@deebeewines.com