Dangote announces CEO and Board appointments

Joe Makoju has been appointed Dangote Cement's Group Chief Executive, having taken on the role in an acting capacity at the beginning of the year. He has worked in several world-class corporations including Shell, BP, Blue Circle (UK) and WAPCO.
 
Cherie Blair and Sir Michael (Mick) Davis have been appointed to the Board of Dangote Cement as Independent Non-Executive Directors. Cherie Blair CBE, QC, is a leading international lawyer, arbitrator and mediator, a former judge and a committed campaigner for women's rights. She is a Queen’s Counsel and the wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Sir Mick Davis is currently Chairman of Macsteel, a global trading and shipping company, and Chief Executive of the Conservative Party of the UK.