Ifeanyi Okoye emerges 12th President of MAN
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria Elects New President
By Yinka Kolawole
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, who completed a four-year term at the association’s 54th Annual General Meeting held on October 7, 2026, in Lagos.
In a statement, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director General of MAN, provided background on Okoye’s extensive qualifications. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Ife, now known as Obafemi Awolowo University, as well as a Master’s and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial Pharmacy from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he graduated as the top student in his class.
Okoye founded JUHEL Nigeria Limited in 1987, a fully indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturing company based in Enugu, Enugu State. The company relocated to its permanent site in Emene, Enugu, in 2001 and has since expanded to include manufacturing facilities for syrups and capsules. In 2010, JUHEL launched a significant parenteral manufacturing facility in Awka, Anambra State.
An accomplished professional, Okoye is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and an alumnus of Harvard Business School. He has also attended the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Plateau State, and was awarded the national honor of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) in 2012.
Throughout his career, Okoye has contributed to a variety of committees, including the Ministerial Committee on the Establishment of World-Class Hospitals and Diagnostic Centers from 2013 to 2015, and he served on the Governing Council of the Standard Organization of Nigeria from 2009 to 2022.
Prior to his election as president, Okoye held various positions within MAN, including Chairman of the Enugu, Anambra, and Ebonyi States Branches from 1998 to 2005, and Vice President from 2006 to 2010.
