{"id":4110,"date":"2021-11-09T09:41:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T09:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/corporate-moves-bralirwa-appoints-rwandan-woman-as-marketing-director"},"modified":"2021-11-09T10:35:40","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T10:35:40","slug":"corporate-moves-bralirwa-appoints-rwandan-woman-as-marketing-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/economy\/corporate-moves-bralirwa-appoints-rwandan-woman-as-marketing-director","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Moves: Bralirwa appoints Rwandan woman as Marketing Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Local brewer Bralirwa (Part of Heineken) has appointed Martine Gatabazi as Marketing Director making her one of the few Rwandans to hold the position at the brewer.<\/p>\n<p>Gatabazi who assumed the position in September previously held a similar position in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and was based in Abidjan at Brassivoire which is also part of Heineken.<\/p>\n<p>Gatabazi has worked for the firm for about 15 year in Rwanda, Amsterdam and C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. 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