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- The board of directors of Dangote Cement Plc has appointed Mr Arvind Pathak as the group managing director of the company. He will take charge with effect from March 1.
The board of directors of Dangote Cement Plc has appointed Mr Arvind Pathak as the group managing director of the company. He will take charge with effect from March 1.
The current Group managing director/CEO of Dangote Cement Plc, Mr Michel Puchercos will be retiring from the Board of Directors and as the group managing director/CEO of Dangote Cement effective February 28, 2023.
The statement issued by the company said that Pathak is an accomplished business leader who was MD and CEO of Birla Corporation Limited prior to this appointment. He also had served as the chief operating officer and deputy Group managing director of Dangote Cement until 2021 and had more than 30 years of experience in the cement industry. He is considered as a specialist in turning around businesses, operations and maintenance of plants, as well as leading important greenfield projects.
In accordance with the Companies and Allied Matters Act the appointment of Mr Arvind Pathak will be included in the Agenda at the next Annual General Meeting for ratification by the shareholders.
Dangote Cement Plc is a Nigerian multinational cement company headquartered in Lagos with controlling stakes by Aliko Dangote. The company is engaged in the manufacture, preparation, import, packaging, and distribution of cement and related products in Nigeria. The company has plants or import terminals in nine other African countries.
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The company claims that through its expansions, it has made Nigeria self-sufficient in cement. From an import dependent country for cement, it has transformed Nigeria into an exporter of cement.
