Adesanya, FrieslandCampina director joins Nigeria’s Top 50 Impact Makers

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Olusanya Adesanya, group director of sales at FrieslandCampina WAMCO Plc, has been named among Top 50 Industry Impact Makers ...

Olusanya Adesanya, group director of sales at FrieslandCampina WAMCO Plc, has been named among Top 50 Industry Impact Makers 2026.

The honour is in recognition of Adesanya’s outstanding professional and ethical impact on Nigeria’s Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) industry.

The listing was announced at The Industry Impact Summit 2.0/Top 50 Men of Impact 2.0, held recently in Lagos, under the theme: Responsibility and Impact: The Role of Men as Builders of Brands, Businesses, and Society. The Summit is organised by The Industry Newspaper and convened by Goddie Ofose, its editor-in-chief.

Commenting on Adesanya’ s emergence as one of the Top 50, Ofose said he represented the kind of builder the Summit was created to celebrate — a man whose impact is measured not only by numbers, but by character, consistency and ethical leadership.

“Olusanya Adesanya is not just a sales leader. He is a builder of people, brands, and systems. From Guinness Nigeria to FrieslandCampina WAMCO, his career has been defined by professional excellence and ethical impact,” Ofose said.

“In an industry where results are often celebrated without asking how they were achieved, Sanya has shown that you can deliver double-digit growth and still do it the right way — with integrity, with discipline, and with respect for people and trade partners. That is why he merited this listing. This was not a favour. This was merit,” he added.

Ofose noted that the selection was carried out by The Industry Newspaper Editorial Management Team together with selected brand journalists based on track record, innovation, leadership, character, and impact.

Olusanya Adesanya is a transformational commercial leader driving sustainable growth and market leadership in Nigeria’s FMCG sector by ensuring you and I find FrieslandCampina products in the 1.1 million relevant outlets across the 36 states plus FCT in Nigeria.

Passionate about nourishing Nigeria’s 250 million people, he combines strategic vision with field grit…

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