BREAKING NEWS: Dana’s Tony Usidamen quits Dana and on the move

Young and dynamic Corporate Communications Head at Dana Group, Tony Usidamen, is on the move. For more than five years his smiling face and alluring voice have been synonymous with Dana, and his expertise as a communications practitioner is evidenced by the remarkable growth and success of key Dana brands, KIA and Dana Air, under his care.

In a telephone chat with our reporter, the erstwhile Dana spokesman confirmed that he was, indeed, moving on to new challenges. In his words, "After over five richly rewarding years at Dana, I am now set to move on to newer challenges. This was not an easy decision to make, given my emotional ties to the company and all the hard work and sacrifice I have made towards nurturing the Dana brands to the enviable position they are in today, within their respective markets.”

Usidamen began his marketing communications career in 2006 as a consultant with Sesema PR Limited, an integrated marketing communications company, where he worked on major brands like Ecobank Plc, Afrinvest West Africa, Total Nigeria, Ericsson Nigeria, SAS Nigeria (Business analytics software and service provider), Resourcery (IT solutions company) and AMSCO (SME Specialists).

Since then Usidamen has been gaining increasing recognition as one of Africa’s most promising brand communications specialists. In 2011, he was a nominee for Young Professional of the Year (Corporate) at The Future Awards Nigeria and, in the same year, he was named Africa’s Young Brand Manager of the Year at the African Brand Leadership Awards.

Usidamen is an Associate Registered Practitioner in Advertising (ARPA), a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (MNIPR) and a Fellow of the Institute of Brand Management of Nigeria (FIBM).

Wherever the young professional peaches his tent, we wish him the best.