Nigeria: Dangote Cement has appointed Michel Puchercos as its new chief executive officer (CEO) and group managing director. He succeeds Joseph Makoju, who will retire at the end of January 2020.
Puchercos holds over 20 years of experience in the cement industry, having served in various roles at Lafarge including president and CEO of Lafarge Halla Cement, Director of Strategy and Systems at Lafarge Gypsum and CEO of Bamburi Cement in Kenya, Hima Cement in Uganda and chairman at Mbeya Cement in Tanzania. His last appointment was as the Group Managing Director and Country CEO of Lafarge Africa.