Austin Ufomba, Coca-Cola Marketing Director Resigns Coca-cola Nigeria has lost one of its versatile and capable hands; Austin Ufomba. It was gathered that Mr. Ofomba resigned his appointment as Marketing Director after working on coca-cola brand for close to three years. As Marketing Director, Mr. Ufomba drove the marketing vision and strategy of the Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria after succeeding Kofi Amegashie who left the post he later occupied. Ofomba rejoined Coca-Cola in 2010 as Marketing Director after a two-year stint at FCMB where he served as vice president and head of brand marketing. Ufomba began his marketing career at Guinness in 1995, as a management trainee in the sales and marketing function and rose to occupy several positions in the marketing department including Brand Support Manager, Brand Manager in charge of Malta Guinness and the flagship brand, Guinness Extra Stout. In 2002, he was seconded to Diageo Plc in the UK, the parent company of Guinness Nigeria as a Global Marketing Manager. He first joined Coca-Cola Nigeria & Equatorial Africa Limited in 2005 as Strategic Marketing Manager (Flavours). In 2006 he was appointed Strategic Marketing Manager (Colas) and subsequently Strategic Marketing Manager for all Sparkling Beverages, with responsibility for building brands Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Schweppes, Limca and Gold Spot. Close source hinted that he might be going back to Guinness.Efforts to confirm his next move before press time proofed abortive.