Ziobeieton Yeo

Last updated
Ziobeieton Yeo
Born
Ziobeieton Yeo

(1975-11-10) 10 November 1975 (age 48)
Ivory Coast
NationalityIvorian
Alma materESCA Business School
University of Brighton
OccupationBusiness executive
Employer(s) Unilever (2002–2018)
Danone (2019– Present)
Notable work Unilever
(MD)
Danone
(GM)
TitleGeneral Manager at Danone

Ziobeieton Yeo (born 10 November 1975), is an Ivorian business executive. [1] Yeo serves as the General Manager of Fan Milk West Africa, a subsidiary to a French multinational food corporation, Danone, based in Accra, Ghana. Addition to this, he is the managing director of Fan Milk Ghana since January 2019. [2] Prior to joining Fan Milk, between 2002 and 2019, Yeo served continuously for 17 years in different positions at Unilever, a British multinational FMCG company in several African countries including Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Senegal and Ivory Coast. [3] Where from January 2017 to December 2018, he was serving as country managing director for Unilever Ghana, the biggest Unilever business in Africa. [4] [5]

Contents

Early life and education

Yeo was born on 10 November 1975. In 1995, he enrolled for bachelor's degree at École Supérieure de Commerce d' Abidjan or ESCA Business School in Ivory Coast, where he graduated in marketing, Communications and General Management. Subsequently, he continued his enrollment at the same university for post graduate degree, where he graduated in 2000. He also holds Business English certificate from University of Brighton, England since 2000. [6] [7]

Career

In 1999, after he graduated from ESCA Business School in Ivory Coast, he started working as account manager at Ogilvy & Mather Ivory Coast, a subsidiary of Ogilvy & Mather International Inc in Ivory Coast, a New York-based British international advertising agency, until March 2002. [8] Subsequently, Yeo joined the part of Africa of Unilever, a British multinational fast-moving consumer goods company. [9] [10] He worked as Brand Manager at the company responsible for Francophone market in the West Africa, based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. In October 2004, Yeo was appointed as Senior Manager responsible for the brand activation in foods division at the Unilever Senegal, based in Dakar. He served this position for one year long. [11] In October 2005, Yeo was promoted and became regional marketing manager at Unilever Africa. He was responsible for Unilever brand development in Western, Eastern and Southern Africa regions, based in Durban, South Africa. Yeo served this position for four years, until July 2009 when he was appointed Senior Marketing Director for Africa for Foods and Oral Care divisions at Unilever Kenya, based in Nairobi, Kenya. [12]

In March 2012, Yeo returned to Durban, South Africa where he served as director at the Unilever responsible for market in the Western, Eastern and Southern Africa regions. He held this position until December 2015. [13] Subsequently, Yeo was promoted and became managing director of Unilever Francophone West Africa, based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, the hub of the cluster comprises 16 countries, responsible for the overall business Unit. [14] He served this position until January 2017 when he appointed managing director of Unilever Ghana, the biggest Unilever business in Africa based in Accra, Ghana. Yeo took over from Ms. Maidie Arkutu and he resigned from the position in November 2018, he was succeeded by Gladys Amoah. [15] [16] In January 2019, Yeo joined Danone and he was appointed with duo roles, as the General Manager at Fan Milk West Africa and as the managing director of Fan Milk Ghana Limited. [6] In his tenure, Yeo was recognized in 2021 Marketing World Awards (MWA) in Ghana as the ‘captain of industry’ with the most outstanding contribution to marketing. [17]

Other considerations

Yeo was a speaker at Africa CEO Forum 2023, took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He mentioned that African food supplying companies needs more standardization of regulatory requirements to serve markets across the continent. [18] He spoke at the 6th Ghana Industrial Summit and Exhibition (GISE) organized by the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), on the theme, “Industrialization Through Sustainable and Efficient Supply Chain” held between 18 and 20 September 2023. [19] Yeo also dedicates his time in contributing to rural communities' development. [20]

See also

Related Research Articles

The Ivory Coast national football team represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed the Elephants, the team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations three times, in 1992, 2015 and 2024, and has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times, in 2006, 2010, and 2014.

Yeo Martial is an Ivorian football manager. He managed the Ivory Coast national team to the 1992 African Cup of Nations, and after a stint managing Africa Sports and the Niger national team, he returned to Ivory Coast set up as Technical Director in 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick Achi</span> Ivorian politician

Patrick Jérôme Achi is an Ivorian politician who served as Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from March 2021 to October 2023 in President Alassane Ouattara's government. He is a member of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR). He studied at Supélec and Stanford University and specialises in engineering and infrastructure. He has also worked as the government spokesman for President Alassane Ouattara.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Houphouët-Boigny stampede</span> A Stampede at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan - Ivory Coast

The 2009 Houphouët-Boigny stampede occurred on 29 March 2009 in the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Ivory Coast before a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Malawi and Ivory Coast. Nineteen people were killed and 135 were injured. In an attempt to control a crowd crush, police fired tear gas into the crowds, who had begun jostling with each other at least 40 minutes before kick off. The match was particularly popular among locals, with world stars such as Didier Drogba, Sol Bamba and Salomon Kalou due to play for Ivory Coast.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ghana Post</span> Ghanaian postal service provider

Ghana Post is a government-owned corporation responsible for postal service in Ghana and a member of the West African Postal Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ghana Cocoa Board</span> Price-regulating institution

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is a Ghanaian government-controlled institution that fixes the buying price for cocoa in Ghana. Farmers are protected from the volatile prices on the world market through the price-fixing. Besides, the higher quality hybrid seeds are sold by the organization and some research on cocoa plant-related diseases are also carried out.

Alex Okosi is a Nigerian-born, US-educated business executive who has worked for the world's biggest broadcasting, streaming and tech brands. Committed to Africa’s digital transformation, Okosi currently holds the post of managing director of Google Africa, where he is responsible for Google’s operations in Africa including programs that help businesses and economies on the continent to grow, as well as expanding access and providing tools to help the next billion users get more from the Web.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Africa Cup of Nations</span> 34th edition of AFCON

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, known in short as the 2023 AFCON or CAN 2023 and for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, was the 34th edition of the biennial Africa Cup of Nations tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Ivory Coast, taking place in the country for the second time following the 1984 edition.

Samuel Attah-Mensah, also known as 'Sammens', is a Ghanaian media personality, business man and lecturer. He is the managing director of award-winning Accra-based English speaking radio station Citi FM. He is also the Vice President of Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA). He is a Fellow of the third class of the African Leadership Initiative-West Africa and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yen.com.gh</span> Ghanaian online news publication

YEN.com.gh is a Ghanaian online news publication created in September 2015. It covers local and international news, politics, business, entertainment, technology, sport news and users’ generated news content.

Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh is a Ghanaian business leader and Microsoft’s Strategic Partnership Lead for Africa. Prior to joining Microsoft, she was the Executive Director/Regional Head for IBM North, East and West Africa from 2020 to 2021. She is the former Country General Manager for Ghana. She is the first female to become country director of IBM in Africa and the first African woman to be appointed Regional General Manager.

Dr. Edith Dankwa is a Ghanaian entrepreneur, consultant and CEO of the Business and Financial Times Limited. Edith is known for rendering business advisory services and has served as a market entry strategist for businesses that seek to extend their operations to Africa. She manages the Business Times Africa Magazine (BT), Energy Today Magazine (ET) and the Business & Financial Times (B&FT) newspaper under her company umbrella, the Business and Financial Times Limited.

Gladys Amoah was the Managing Director of Unilever Ghana. Her appointment was effective from the 1st of November 2018 to 20 December 2019. Gladys was also previously the Customer Development Director of Unilever Ghana and later acquired the position of managing director in the same organisation when Mr. Ziobeieton Yeo resigned in 2018.

Ellen Hagan is a Ghanaian entrepreneur, human resource practitioner and the CEO of L’aine Services Limited. She is a Co-Founder of Legacy Girls College.

Harry Amoo Dodoo was a Ghanaian chartered accountant, public servant and businessman who led the Ghana Cocoa Board at different times as chief accountant, general manager, managing director, chief executive and chairman. He was the first Gold Coast native to be a chartered accountant and the first Gold Coast indigene to work with Cassleton Elliot and Company.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nana Aba Anamoah</span> Ghanaian TV personality (born 1980)

Nana Aba Anamoah is a Ghanaian media personality. Until her resignation from TV3, she presented the news and hosted top shows, including The Divas Show. She's known as 'English Madam' on social media due her fluency in the English language. She was the General Manager of GHOne TV and Starr 103.5 FM. She is currently the director of business development for EIB network. She is also the ambassador for women's football in Ghana.

Marufatu Abiola Bawuah is a Ghanaian finance and businesswoman. As of 2014, she became the managing director/chief executive officer of United Bank for Africa, making her the first women to have held that position. She has won several awards for her work which includes the 2016 Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana Marketing Woman of the Year and the Finance Personality of the Year Award at the Ghana Accountancy and Finance.

Elizabeth Wyns-Dogbe is a Ghanaian chartered insurer and an associate member of The Chartered Insurance Institute UK. She was named one of the "Female Trailblazers of the African Insurance Industry" by the African Insurance Bulletin at the 2019 African Insurance Organization conference in South Africa. In 2018, she was honoured as the Marketing Woman of the Year by the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana.

Abena Osei-Poku,, is a Ghanaian corporate executive who is the Managing Director and Regional Executive for the Anglophone West Africa (AWA) Region of the Ecobank Group. She was the former managing director and chief executive officer of Absa Bank Ghana, where she served as the managing Director for five years since September 2018 to December 2023. Before that, she worked at Absa in South Africa, where she was responsible for the Corporate & Investment Banking in East and West Africa, at the level of Managing Director.

Priority Insurance Company Limited is a Ghanaian insurance company headquartered in Accra. It was incorporated in 2011 and licensed by the National Insurance Commission (NIC) to underwrite non-life insurance.

References

  1. ↑ GNA (2023-09-20). "Formulate policies to encourage local sourcing of raw materials – Fan Milk MD | News Ghana". News Ghana. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Managing Director of FanMilk praises distributors for good work in a difficult year". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  3. ↑ "Unilever Ghana launches IdeaTrophy Business Challenge | GhHeadlines Total News Total Information". m.ghheadlines.com. 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  4. ↑ "Unilever Ghana appoints new Managing Director". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  5. ↑ GNA (2017-01-05). "Yeo Ziobeieton is new Unilever MD". Modern Ghana.
  6. 1 2 "Fan Milk appoints new Managing Director". doobia.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  7. ↑ "Yeo ZIOBEIETON". Africa CEO Forum 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  8. ↑ https://gse.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/PR-358-FML-Annual-Report-and-Accounts-for-Year-Ended-December-31-2019.pdf
  9. ↑ WADE, Adama (2015-12-17). "Un nouveau directeur général à Unilever Côte d'Ivoire". Financial Afrik (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  10. ↑ "Communiqué UNILEVER". ads.weblogy.net. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  11. ↑ "Unilever Managing Director leads by example | GhHeadlines Total News Total Information". 78.47.45.183. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  12. ↑ Citi Fm online (2017-01-05). "Maidie Arkutu bows out as Unilever Ghana MD" . Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  13. ↑ "​Unilever Ghana makes changes to Board and senior management". doobia.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  14. ↑ "Unilever appoints Yeo Ziobeieton as MD of Ghana operations - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  15. ↑ "PR. 481/2018-UNIL ANNOUNCEMENT ON RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENTS ON THE BOARD - Ghana Stock Exchange". 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  16. ↑ Starrfm.com.gh (2017-01-04). "Effah replaces Yamson as Unilever board chairman - Starr Fm". Starr Fm. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  17. ↑ "FanMilk MD honoured for his outstanding contribution to marketing in Ghana - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  18. ↑ "Africa needs regulatory overhaul for food security: Fan Milk". The Africa Report.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  19. ↑ "Prioritise Local Material Sourcing - Yeo Ziobeieton". DailyGuide Network. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  20. ↑ KOUASSI, Jean Kelly (2024-03-05). "Yeo Ziobeieton dit Dramane œuvre pour le développement et la solidarité en prévision du Ramadan". www.linfodrome.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.