Dangote Cement has announced the appointment of Joseph Makoju as managing director/Chief Executive Officer, a statement by Company Secretary, Mahmud Kazaure read.
“Dangote Cement Plc (DANGCEM-NL), Africa’s largest cement producer, announces the appointment of Engr. Joseph Oyenani Makoju as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company,” the statement said.
Engr. Makoju was appointed to the Board of Dangote Cement Plc in 2010, as a non-executive director and became acting Managing Director/Chief Executive from December 22, 2017 up to the date of this appointment, 20 April 2018.
Engr. Makoju has worked in several world class corporations including Shell BP, Blue Circle (UK) and WAPCO (now Lafarge Africa), which he led as Managing Director/CEO before taking up the appointment as managing director/CEO of National Electric Power Authority.
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Engr. Makoju also served as Special Adviser (Electric Power) to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under two separate administrations.
Born 13 July 1948 in Okene, Kogi state, Makoju holds a B.Sc. and an M.Phil. in mechanical engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK.
