The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has elected Dr Ifeanyi Okoye, Chief Executive Officer of Juhel Nigeria Limited, as its 12th president.
Okoye succeeds Otunba Francis Meshioye, whose four-year tenure ended at the association’s 54th Annual General Meeting in Lagos on 7 October 2026.
In a statement, MAN Director-General Segun Ajayi-Kadir outlined Okoye’s academic background, business experience and service to the manufacturing sector.
Okoye studied Pharmacy at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University. He later earned a master’s degree and a PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial Pharmacy from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he graduated as the best student in his class.
He established Juhel Nigeria Limited in 1987. The wholly Nigerian-owned pharmaceutical manufacturer is headquartered in Enugu State. The company moved to its permanent site in Emene, Enugu, in 2001 and expanded its production facilities to include syrups and capsules. In 2010, it opened a major parenteral manufacturing facility in Awka, Anambra State.
Okoye is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and an alumnus of Harvard Business School in Boston, United States. He also attended the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Plateau State.
In recognition of his service, he received the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) in 2012.
His public service experience includes membership of the Ministerial Committee on the Establishment of World-Class Hospitals and Diagnostic Centres from 2013 to 2015. He also served on the Governing Council of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria from 2009 to 2022.
Before becoming MAN president, Okoye held several leadership positions within the association. He chaired its branches in Enugu, Anambra and Ebonyi states between 1998 and 2005, before serving as vice-president from 2006 to 2010.
His election places him at the head of MAN, which represents manufacturers across Nigeria.
