Dangote Cement Plc has appointed Halima Dangote, daughter of Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, as non-executive director.
The appointment took effect from February 26, 2022, deputy company secretary Edward Imoedemhe announced in a statement on Monday.
Ms Dangote is the group executive director (GED), commercial operations of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL).
“As the GED of DIL, Halima is responsible for leading the development and implementation of Dangote Group’s customer strategy to drive customer growth, improve customer relations, enhance the customer experience and increase long term customer value,” the statement said.
“She is also responsible for the implementation of the Group’s shared services strategy with specific oversight for the following functions: Commercial, Strategic procurement, Branding & Communications and Corporate Services.”
Ms Dangote, in her previous role, was executive director of Dangote Flour Mills, “where she led the successful turnaround and recent sale of the business at a higher than Market price.”
She was also executive director of NASCON, a manufacturer of salt, seasonings and related consumer products.
