Dangote Cement Names Ex-Xstrata CEO, Cherie Blair to Board
- Move comes as firm is said to consider London listing
- Nigerian company is Africa’s biggest cement producer
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Dangote Cement Plc appointed former Xstrata Plc Chief Executive Officer Mick Davis as a non-executive director alongside Cherie Blair, a lawyer and the wife of ex-U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, as Nigeria’s largest company looks to strengthen its board.
The company, owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, also named Joseph Makoju as permanent CEO after a four-month stint in an acting capacity, according to two emailed statements Monday.