The Board of Directors of mediaReach OMD Nigeria has confirmed the appointment Mr. Stephen Onaivi, a seasoned frontline media and communications professional, Mr. Stephen Onaivi as its new Managing Director effective January 1st, 2024.
Stephen who takes over the leadership of the Nigeria’s foremost media investment and management agencies will steer the affairs of the company and leadership to a new height, in his new capacity as the managing director.
The Regional Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom Media Group West & Central Africa (OMG WeCA), Mr. Alaba Fadero, announced Onaivi’s appointment in Lagos.
Stephen joined mediaReach-OMD in 2008 and has worked across functions in Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon. He was part of the growth strategy for mediaReach OMD Ghana between 2010 and 2012. Stephen has driven integrated planning approaches and innovations across critical brands and markets in West & Central Africa. These brands include Diageo, Virgin Atlantic, Vodafone, Airtel, Google, Ecobank, Heinz, Uber, Promasidor etc.
He is currently the Managing Director of mediaReach OMD Ghana until Jan 1st 2024 when he will become the Managing director mediaReach OMD Nigeria and a member of the OMG leadership team for West & Central Africa. In addition, he has contributed marketing communications articles focusing on media strategy, planning and buying in Ghana’s foremost business newspaper, Business & Financial Times.
Stephen has over 20+ years of experience across the following categories: Airline, Alcohol, Banking & Finance, Telecommunications, and FMCG across the region and has diverse experience across Publishing, Media Strategy, Planning, Buying, Integrated Marketing Communication, Business Strategy and Operations.
