SPSMN to Hold Investiture, Award Night September 26

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L-R: Ex-Officio member of the society, Dr David Ehikhuemen; President of the Society for Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing of Nigeria (SPSMN), Pharm. Tunde Oyeniran; and the Managing Director/Publisher of Pharmanews, Pharm. (Sir) Ifeanyi Atueyi, during the visit of the SPSMN duo to Pharmanews.

The Society of Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing of Nigeria (SPSMN) has concluded plans to hold its Annual Investiture/Induction of new fellows on 26 September, 2024.

The society will also honour some individuals who have contributed immensely to advancement of pharmaceutical sales and marketing, with awards. An award night will therefore take place in the evening on the same date.

The event will take place at the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) Secretariat, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos State.

The theme of the event is “Pharmaceutical Sales & Marketing in Nigeria: Professionalism and Thriving in Turbulent Time”; and the keynote address is expected to be delivered by a renowned marketing and sales consultant, George Thorpe.

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The National President of the society, Pharm. Tunde Oyeniran, made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy visit to Pharmanews Publisher, Pharm. (Sir) Ifeanyi Atueyi, at the Pharmanews office, Monday. Pharm. Oyeniran visited the healthcare publishing firm in the company of the Ex-Officio member of the society, Dr David Ehikhuemen.

While giving a progress report on the coming event, Pharm. Oyeniran, said preparation is on top gear to ensure that the society records a successful outing.

According to Oyeniran, the award will be in three categories which are merit awards for pharma sales and marketing practitioners,  the second category will recognise best pharma publication, best CEO, best distributors, best chief pharmacist. The third category is for the veterans, which is the lifetime award for sales veterans, leadership among others.

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“We will shortlist three out of all nominees and ask people in the industry to pick the best”, he said.

Oyeniran noted that the pharmaceutical sales, marketing and distribution personnel are the key people that bring in money for pharma companies but they are not getting enough recognition; hence the society has decided to launch the award to recognise them.

Some notable personalities, he said have been invited to grace the occasion, among who are Pharm. (Sir) Atueyi as the guest of honour,  Managing Director, SK Medicines, Mahesh Vaswani among others.

In his remark, Pharm. (Sir) Atueyi commended the society for coming out to be a voice for the pharmaceutical sales and marketing personnel in the country.

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According to him, in view of the important roles that pharmaceutical sales and marketing personnel play in the pharma industry, recognising them with awards is a good gesture because people like to be recognised for their efforts.

Atueyi, who also gave the society a fatherly blessing, charged Oyeniran and his team to go all out and succeed.

 

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