The Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN) has elected Dozie Okafor, Managing Director, PHD Nigeria as its new president alongside other executives.
Dozie was elected during the 2024 Annual General Meeting held in Lagos. Also, Brenda Nwagwu, Managing Director, QVT Media was elected as Vice-President; Ijeoma Okafor, Secretary; Olufunmilola Bamgboye, Assistant Secretary; Henry Ononiwu, Publicity Secretary; and Olufunmi Fajusigbe, Assistant Publicity Secretary.
This election marks the end of Dr. Femi Adelusi’s four-year tenure, under which the association saw various advancements and growth.
MIPAN is the umbrella organization for media planning and buying agencies in Nigeria.
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Industry watchers expect that the new administration will raise the bar, build on the achievements of past administration and take the association forward.
Dozie a trained electrical engineer from the University of Nigeria and also an alumnus of the Lagos Business School, started his career at OMD Nigeria in 2007.
He has worked at both OMD Nigeria and OMD Ghana across numerous brands. He then moved to PHD Nigeria to serve for 5yrs as the pioneer Head of Strategy and Planning.
He later joined Coca-Cola Nigeria where he served as the IMC lead, managing Regional Integrated Marketing Communication and Media/Assets Development for the West Africa Business Unit.
Dozie returned to PHD Nigeria in June 2017 as Managing director and makes sure to reinforce its success.
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