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Corporate Governance BOARD OF DIRECTORS Abdu Dantata Non-Executive Director Appointed: 22nd July, 2005 Abdu is the Executive Director in charge of Logistics and Distribution for Dangote Industries Limited. He is the Executive Director, Sales & Marketing of Dangote Cement’s parent company, Dangote Industries, a position he has held since the parent was established in Nigeria more than 20 years ago. He is also the Chairman of Agad Nigeria Limited, a trading and transportation company operating throughout Nigeria. He is a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Shipping. He brings his extensive experience in sales, logistics and distribution to the Board. Committees Remuneration & Governance Technical & Operations Ernest Ebi, MFR Independent Non-Executive Director Appointed: 30th January, 2014 Ernest brings 40 years of banking experience from various leadership positions in Nigeria, including Chairman, UNIC Insurance, Executive Director, Corporate Banking of African Continental Bank Plc, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Diamond Bank Limited. From June 1999 to October 2009, He was Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, responsible for overseeing Nigeria’s international economic relations, trade and exchange activities and the formulation of policies to manage Nigeria’s external reserves. In November 2016 he was appointed Chairman of Fidelity Bank PLC. Committees Audit, Compliance & Risk Management (Chairman) Finance & General Purpose, Nomination, Technical & Operations Remuneration & Governance Devakumar Edwin Non-Executive Director Appointed: 22nd July, 2005 Devakumar was previously Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Cement, until he resigned as Group CEO on 31st January 2015. He remains as a Non-Executive Director on the Board and his expertise and counsel continue to be an asset to the Company and its Board. Following 14 years spent in industrial management in India, he joined Dangote Industries in 1992 and has since held several managerial positions within the Group. He has been instrumental in the Group’s rapid growth and directly oversees its plant construction projects. He is a Chartered Engineer, holding Graduate and Master’s degrees in Engineering from the Madras University. Committees Finance & General Purpose Remuneration & Governance Technical & Operations Audit, Compliance & Risk Management Emmanuel Ikazoboh Independent Non-Executive Director Appointed: 30th January, 2014 Emmanuel has more than 25 years’ experience in senior management roles in Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon and South Africa. He was the Managing Partner for Francophone offices in Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon and later became the Managing Partner/ CEO of Deloitte West and Central Africa, until 2009. He was appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission as Interim Administrator, to carry out capital market reforms of the Nigerian Stock Exchange and the Central Depository Company. He serves on several Boards as Chairman or Non-Executive Director. Committees Remuneration & Governance (Chairman) Finance & General Purpose Audit, Compliance & Risk Management Nomination Statutory Audit Annual Report 2016 87

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