MAN Elects Juhel CEO Ifeanyi Eric Okoye as 12th President

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has elected Dr. Ifeanyi Eric Okoye as its 12th president.

Okoye was elected at MAN’s 54th Annual General Meeting, held at the Lagos Oriental Hotel on Wednesday, 7 October 2026. He succeeds Otunba Francis Meshioye, OFR, who completed his four-year tenure.

Okoye is the chief executive officer of Juhel Nigeria Limited, an indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturer headquartered in Enugu, Enugu State.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, as well as an MSc and PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial Pharmacy from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He graduated as the best student in his class.

Okoye established Juhel Nigeria Limited in 1987. The company moved to its permanent site in Emene, Enugu, in December 1989. In 2001, it expanded its facilities to include syrup and capsule production. In 2010, Juhel opened a major parenteral manufacturing facility in Awka, Anambra State.

He is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and an alumnus of Harvard Business School in Boston, USA. He is also a Member of the National Institute (mni), having attended the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Plateau State. In 2012, he received the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR).

Okoye has served on several committees, including the Ministerial Committee on the Establishment of World-Class Hospitals and Diagnostic Centers from 2013 to 2015. He was also a member of the Governing Council of the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) from 2009 to 2022.

Before his election as president, Okoye served MAN in several capacities. He was chairman of the association’s Enugu, Anambra and Ebonyi States branches from 1998 to 2005, and vice president from 2006 to 2010.