VASCO GONÇALVES
SEVENUP BOTTLING COMPANY
VASCO GONÇALVES
TITLE: CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
With more than two decades of experience in IT leadership, software engineering, and digital transformation, Vasco Gonçalves has been instrumental in modernising SevenUp Bottling Company’ s technology landscape. As CIO since 2018, he has led SAP migration, hybrid cloud adoption, and IT service expansion, ensuring seamless operations across the company’ s factories and distribution centres.
Originally from Portugal, Vasco transitioned from engineering to IT and previously specialised in SharePoint, CRM, and enterprise applications. His strategic leadership has driven cloud innovation, AI adoption, and IoT solutions, reinforcing SevenUp’ s market dominance as Nigeria’ s exclusive Pepsi bottler.
The journey to modernisation and digitisation Under the leadership of Vasco Gonçalves, who was appointed the company’ s Chief Information Officer in 2018, and Ibidapo Ibrahim, Head of IT, SevenUp Bottling embarked on an ambitious digital transformation. The overhaul aimed not only to modernise the company’ s technological capabilities but also to redefine its processes, culture and business model. From upgrading basic IT services to implementing