Dangote Cement Plc Annual Report 2021

Board of Directors Key N A Audit, Compliance and Risk Management Committee F Finance and Investment Committee T Technical and Sustainability Committee R Remuneration, Governance and Nomination Committee N No Committee Chairman N N Aliko Dangote, GCON Chairman Date of appointment: 4th November 2002 Aliko Dangote is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dangote Cement Plc. He is the founder and President/ Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, primary holding company of the largest conglomerate in West Africa. A graduate of Business Studies from Al- Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, he started business in 1978 trading in commodities, before he ventured into full-scale manufacturing. He has been conferred several Honorary Doctorate degrees from various prestigious Universities across the globe, including Coventry University in the United Kingdom (2016), University of Ibadan in Nigeria (2016), and Ahmadu Bello University (2019). He is well known for his philanthropic engagements in local and international initiatives vial the Aliko Dangote Foundation; committed to improving healthcare, education and social wellbeing. In addition, he sits on the boards of notable international bodies involved in global economic growth, sustainable development, and healthcare initiatives. These include the JP Morgan International Council, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, the McKinsey Advisory Council, the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, the Harvard Advisory Council, amongst others. The Nigerian Government conferred on him the Grand Commander of the Niger (GCON), the first person outside government functionaries to receive this honour. Michel Puchercos Group Managing Director Date of appointment: 1st February 2020 Michel Puchercos was appointed to the Board of Dangote Cement in 2020, as the Group Managing Director. He has more than twenty (20) years' experience in the cement industry, having served in various capacities at Lafarge including as the President & Chief Executive Officer of Lafarge Halla Cement from January 2009 to March 2016, Director of Strategy and Systems at Lafarge Gypsum from September 1998 till March. 2003 and also as Chief Executive Officer of Bamburi Cement, Kenya, Hima Cement, Uganda and Chairman, Mbeya Cement, Tanzania from June 2005 till December 2008. He served as the Group Managing Director and Country CEO of Lafarge Africa Plc, a company listed on Premium Board of the Nigerian Exchange Limited, from April 2016 till December 2019. He is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique (1976) and the Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts (1981). Philip Mathew Deputy Group Managing Director Date of appointment: 15th September 2021 Philip Mathew is a professional with 34 years of working experience in large global and regional cement industries and has been involved in project management from feasibility to commissioning and stabilisation. He has worked with multicultural teams in different countries and held several roles, including Process Engineer, Optimisation Manager, Plant Manager, Technical Director, Director Performance and Progress, Chief Manufacturing Officer, and recently, Head of Cement Excellence Manufacturing for the Asia-Pacific region; defining the strategic goals and ambitions for cement manufacturing at regional level for a global cement company. 70 Dangote Cement Plc Annual Report 2021 Sani Dangote Non-Executive Director Date of appointment: 22nd July 2005 Sani Dangote was a businessman with more than 30 years' experience in key sectors of the Nigerian economy including manufacturing, agriculture and oil services. He was the Vice President of Dangote Industries Ltd and was a member on the boards of several companies. He was also the Deputy Chairman of African Gum Arabic Producers Association, a Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Shipping and President of the Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association. In 2012, he completed the Owner Management Programme at the Harvard Business School. He passed away on 14th November 2021. Olakunle Alake Non-Executive Director Date of appointment: 22nd July 2005 Olakunle Alake was appointed to the Board of Dangote Cement Plc on 22nd July 2005. He is also the Group Managing Director of Dangote Industries Limited. He was appointed to the Board of Dangote Industries Limited as Executive Director in 2001. He holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He joined Dangote Industries Limited in 1990, after six years at Pricewaterhouse Coopers. He has held several management positions in Dangote Industries Limited, including Financial Controller and Head of Strategic Services.

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