Dangote Cement Plc Annual Report 2021
Corporate governance
Oliver Obu
Group Financial Controller
Oliver joined Dangote Industries in 2012, specialising
in Finance. After substantial in-house training he was
assigned to Dangote Cement in 2015, as Head of
Internal Reporting and Planning. He is a key member
of the Company's Finance team, shaping its internal
reporting and planning framework as well as working
on the development of financial models for numerous
projects undertaken by the Group. Oliver holds a BA in
Economics and Statistics from the University of Benin
and an MBA from the Lagos Business School in Nigeria.
Oliver is a member of the Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants, ACCA, UK.
Rajesh Kumar Kothari
Director of Operations, Pan-Africa
Rajesh joined Dangote Cements as the Director
Operations (Pan Africa) in October 2019. He is a
competent technical professional with 43 years of
wide and varied experience in cement manufacturing
process right from "quarry" to "lorry" specially, green
and brownfield projects engineering and execution
of the Project as well as plant maintenance, trouble
shooting, de-bottlenecking to improve the Plant
Productivity. Rajesh has played a significant role in
technical, production and maintenance while working
in companies like Shree Digvijay Cement Co. Ltd for
20 years, Saurashtra Chemicals Limited for two years
and Ambuja Cements Limited - a flag ship company
of Lafarge Holcim for 18 years. He is a qualified
Mechanical Engineer B.E. (Mechanical) from Sardar Patel
University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India in 1978.
Rabiu Umar
Group Sales and Marketing Director
Rabiu Abdullahi Umar joined DCP as Group Sales and
Marketing Director with over 20 years of experience in
senior and executive functions within the downstream
Petroleum and Cement manufacturing sectors with a
focus on transformational leadership. Rabiu started his
career in Oando Plc and rapidly rose to hold different
management roles within the marketing business.
and led the Sales and Marketing Transformation plan
successfully. He was later appointed Chief Operating
Officer for the Terminals and Logistics arm of Oando Plc.
In 2014 he moved to Lafarge Africa as the Energy and
Power Director and subsequently managed Strategy
and Business Development portfolio for West Africa. In
2016 he became the Managing Director/Chief Executive
Officer of Ashaka Cement Plc and spearheaded the
turnaround of the business until his departure in 2019 to
join Dangote Industries Ltd as Group Chief Commercial
Officer. A graduate of Accounting from Bayero University
Kano and an Alumnus of Harvard Business School
(GMP), he is also a member of the Institute of Directors
and Chartered Institute of Marketing UK (ACIM).
Dr. Ravi Sood
Director of Operations, Nigeria
Dr. Ravi Sood joined Dangote Cement as Director
of Operations, Nigeria in June 2018. He has over 35
years experience in successfully managing cement
manufacturing units in different countries. He was Plant
Director-Tabuk Cement Co. Saudi Arabia, Technical
Director with Holcim in Eastern Europe and Relation
Director with Lafarge, Austria. He previously worked
as Director of Research & Development in Dangote
Cement (2012-13) during which he made substantial
contribution to Dangote Cement product development
across all units in Nigeria (42.5, 3X Brand). Dr. Ravi
Sood holds a PhD in Materials Science from the Indian
Institute of Technology, Delhi. He is a highly experienced
professional in the area of cement manufacturing in
difficult and complex industrial environment.
Sada Ladan-Baki
Head, International Trade/Export
Alhaji Sada Ladan-Baki is a graduate of Economics
from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. He holds
a Masters' Degree in Business Administration. He has
about 30 years of experience in public service and
fund administration. In 1991, Alhaji Ladan-Baki was
appointed the General Manager of NASCON and in
1994 he rose to the position of Managing Director. He
joined the Dangote Group as Executive Director in
charge of Logistics and Distribution in 1998. He then
took over the responsibility for the Foods Division
with the factories producing sugar, flour, semolina,
spaghetti and salt. In 2002, he became the Executive
Director, Sales and Marketing, Salt and Pasta. He sits on
the board of several companies and belongs to many
professional associations including the Institute of
Logistics and Distribution (Chartered Fellow), Institute
of Directors (Chartered Fellow) and the Nigerian Institute
of Marketing (Chartered Member). He is currently the
Chairman Logistics Committee of the Institute of
Directors, and the Vice President of Manufacturers
Association of Nigeria Export Group.
Temilade Aduroja
Head, Investor Relations
Temilade Aduroja was appointed Head, Investor
Relations in February 2020. She is an experienced equity
and debt capital market professional, with an expertise
in Africa Infrastructure and Oil & Gas sectors. She is a
finance professional with over 12 years of experience.
with a demonstrated history of working in the investment
banking industry. Temilade is skilled in Capital Markets,
Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance and
Investments. She has worked at Standard Chartered
Bank, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Renaissance Capital,
and joined DCP from Standard Bank Group where she
was the Senior Africa Infrastructure and Oil & Gas Equity
Analyst.
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