The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana Limited says the decision to part ways with its Managing Director, Seth Adu-Baah, is not part of the ongoing restructuring at the company.
“We would like to make it abundantly clear that the decision to part ways with the former Country Manager is not related to planned changes to the business. They are separate issues and the conflation of the two matters has been an unfortunate and incorrect interpretation of the events,” the company said in a statement.
Coca-Cola was reacting to workers’ agitations over the departure of Mr. Seth Adu-Baah, who the workers say was summarily dismissed by the company’s management.
According to the workers, the company was deliberately maltreating Ghanaian managers, and that Mr. Adu-Baah had been instrumental in the company’s growth and didn’t deserve a dismissal.
But the company in a statement said the decision to replace the MD was taken by its parent company, Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC), adding that it is currently negotiating the terms of separation, in complete compliance with the law.
“Whoever is chosen by the Management of ECCBC to take up responsibility for the business will have their unequivocal support. ECCBC greatly appreciates the dedicated service of its former country manager and wishes him well in future endeavours,” the company said.
Commenting on the ongoing restructuring, the company said its market has evolved and it will continue to review its business operations across the region and react accordingly where the need arises in order to protect the interests of its stakeholders including its employees.