Kenneth Eze: Founder, AFRICA TOMORROW PLUS e.V.
Manager EUREST Sports & Food GmbH
“This article was first published in Nigerian Year Book Germany 2009 and republished as part of the ongoing debate about the comment credited to Ambassador Abdu Usman Abubakar that Germany does not have many Nigerians and the few ones available are busy fighting each other to make any meaningful contribution”
The man
Mr. Eze lives in Germany since 1995. He studied business administration, managerial economics and catering in Germany. Mr. Eze is the F&B Manager in Weser Stadion Bremen, one of the 18 first division stadia in Germany with a capacity of 42.000 seats. With his 250 employees, he sees to the smooth running of every event at the Weser Stadion.
His job
At Weser Stadion he represents the company EUREST Sports & Food GmbH, a daughter company of Compass Group, which runs five stadia and two arenas in Germany.
Compass Group is the world’s leading food service company with an annual revenue of £ 11 billion with her 388,000 employees in 64 countries. The company has specialized in providing food, vending and in related service on our clients` premises.
The company
Compass Group operates across the following core sector of business and industry, offshore & remote site, healthcare, education, sports, and leisure. In addition it offers an established brand portfolio.
It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE100 and also a member of the FTSE4Good and Djsi indices. In 2006 Mr. Eze wrote a training handbook for EUREST Sports & Food GmbH, which serves as a guide for training new employees.
Social responsibility
With his experience and wide knowledge in the industry, he has great intention to help develop this industry in Nigeria. In the year 2008, Mr. Eze founded “Africa Tomorrow Plus e.V.”, a society set up to support development projects in Africa. He is the European President and CEO of Africa Tomorrow Plus e.V. Europe.
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