Nigeria: Onne Van der Weijde, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Dangote Cement, has decided to step down. He will leave the post at the end of 2017 to return to his home country of the Netherlands. He has served three years in the role. Following the departure he will be appointed as a non-executive director with effect from 1 January 2018.
Until a successor is appointed, JO Makoju, Honorary Adviser to the chairman and former managing director of Lafarge WAPCO will be the acting managing director and CEO of Dangote Cement.