Popular Nigerian businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has retired from Dangote Cement according The Eagle Online.
Before his retirement from the cement arm of his multisectoral businesses, Dangote had served on the board of the company and was its Chairman.
It was gathered that Emmanuel Ikazoboh has been named to replace him on the board as chairman.
Mr Ikazoboh previously served as an independent non-executive director. With over four decades of leadership experience across Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, and South Africa, he brings a wealth of expertise to his new role.
He began his professional journey at Akintola Williams Deloitte and went on to become Group Chairman of Ecobank Transnational Inc., the Pan-African banking group.
Before 2009, Mr Ikazoboh served as the Managing Partner for Deloitte’s francophone offices in Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon, later overseeing operations in West and Central Africa as Managing Partner.
This leadership change at Dangote Cement follows Mr Dangote’s retirement in June as chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, marking the end of two decades at the helm of that company.
