Dangote Cement has announced a change in the leadership of the company. Mr. Onne Van der Weijde, the CEO of the company, will step down at the end of 2017, having completed three years in the position, in order to return to his home country, the Netherlands. He will be appointed as Non-Executive Director of Dangote Cement PLC, as of 1 January 2018.
The Board would like to thank Mr. Onne Van der Weijde for his contribution during his period as CEO, in which he managed an important growth phase in the company’s development.
Until a successor is appointed, Eng. J.O. Makoju, Honorary Advisor to the Chairman and former MD of WAPCO/Lafarge, will be acting MD/CEO of Dangote Cement Plc.
