08 Jun Lafarge Africa appoints Nigerian, Alade-Akinyemi as GMD/CEO
The Board of Directors of Lafarge Africa Plc has announced the appointment of Mr Lolu Alade-Akinyemi as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO) of the Company with effect from 1st July 2023.
The appointment followed the resignation of Mr Khaled El-Dokani as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO) of the Company with effect from 30th June 2023.
This was contained in the company’s notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and the investing public following changes to the Management of the Company.
According to the notice signed by Adewunmi Alode, General Counsel & Company Secretary, before this appointment, Mr Alade-Akinyemi was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the supply chain director of the Company.
He was appointed an Executive Director to the Board on the 8th of April 2020.
Alade-Akinyemi has over 20 years of cross-functional experience in finance, supply chain, business development, and sales. He is a seasoned business executive with multifaceted international experience and accomplishments in turnaround situations, transforming processes to improve business performance, fostering growth in challenging business environments, and Profit & Loss oversight.
Before joining Lafarge in 2014, he was Finance Director, at PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc for four years and he was at the Coca-Cola Company for 16 years where he worked in the UK, Belgium, Ghana, and Nigeria taking increased responsibilities in finance, business development, supply chain and sales.
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