{
  "id": 20202511,
  "title": "Meet the CFOs powering the 10 most valuable consumer goods companies on the NGX",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/meet-the-cfos-powering-the-10-most-valuable-consumer-goods-companies",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-15T15:57:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/11/15/meet-the-cfos-powering-the-10-most-valuable-consumer-goods-companies-on-the-ngx/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigeria's consumer goods manufacturers grapple with rising costs, inflation and exchange-rate volatility. Despite these challenges, some companies managed to increase margins in the first nine months of 2026. Finance executives play a crucial role in steering these decisions, managing inventory, funding expansion, and balancing the balance sheet.\n\nThe 10 most valuable listed consumer goods companies on the NGX, worth a combined N23.22 trillion as of November 13, 2026, include PZ Cussons, NASCON Allied Industries, Unilever Nigeria and others. These companies face ongoing pressure on consumer spending despite profit gains.\n\nOludare Ebenezer Elusakin, CFO and executive director of PZ Cussons Africa, oversees finance teams across Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. He has a background in health care and renewable energy, and earned a professional certificate in private equity.\n\nOghenero Okpokoro, a former Guinness Nigeria executive, has extensive experience in commercial finance and was head of commercial finance at FrieslandCampina WAMCO. He earned an MBA from the University of Lagos and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.\n\nModupe Femi-Okunbanjo, a board member of Unilever Nigeria, oversees financial controls in Nigeria and West Africa. She has over 15 years of experience in finance across consumer goods and telecommunications.\n\nMayank Kabra, finance and strategy director of Guinness Nigeria, led the rollout of a new SAP system across Tolaram's consumer goods businesses in five African markets. Kabra has over 20 years of experience in finance, working in India, Malaysia and Nigeria.",
  "summary": "The 10 most valuable listed consumer goods companies were worth a combined N23.22 trillion at the close of trading on November 13, 2026. This is a continuation of Nairametrics's feature profiling series of top executives on the NGX. The post Meet the CFOs powering the 10 most valuable consumer goods companies on the NGX appeared first on Nairametrics .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}