Lufthansa appoints GM for Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea

Lufthansa has appointed Mrs. Adenike Macaulay as its general manager, sales. The airline said that the appointment takes effect January from 1st 2019, according to the airline.
In a statement by the airline, Macaulay would oversee all the commercial and sales activities of Lufthansa Group Airlines in Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea.
In her new appointment, Mrs. Macaulay will be based in Lagos, succeeding Mr. Robin Sohdi, who held the position since January 2016.
She is expected to report to Mr. Philippe Saeys-Desmedt, senior director sales Sub-Saharan Africa, Lufthansa Group based in Brussels, the new regional Headquarters for Lufthansa Group Sub-Sahara Africa.

It noted that she was the first female and Nigerian to take the position.
Macaulay started her career at Lufthansa in 2009 as a business analyst for West Africa, responsible for regional results analysis, market and ad hoc reporting, competitor monitoring and sales planning

In 2010, she took over leadership of the team as regional marketing manager, directing marketing activities as well as business analysis, pricing and sales support across seven regions in West and Central Africa.
Five years later, she assumed the position of senior manager, customer, products and marketing for Sub-Saharan Africa, directing customer relations, product management and marketing activities across Sub-Saharan Africa.