Makoju Appointed Acting MD Dangote Cement

Joseph Oyeyani Makoju has been appointed Acting Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc.

Makoju’s appointment was contained in a notice sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday.

He takes over from current Managing Director, Onne Van Weijde, who is due for retirement at the end of the year.

The announcement also revealed that Van Weijde, who will return to his home town after his retirement, will effective from January 1, 2018, become a non-executive director of the cement giants.

Makoju was born on 13 July 1948 in Okene, Kogi State Nigeria.

He graduated from the University of Nottingham, in 1972 with First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering, and an M.Phil. in Mechanical Engineering in 1974.

Makoju also served two consecutive administrations as Special Adviser (Power) and had a brief stint as the MD of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).

Makoju has 37 years experience in the cement and energy industry, including nearly a decade as the MD/CEO of Lafarge Cement Plc.

He was appointed Special Adviser to the Group CEO/President Dangote Group in October 2009.

He joined the board of Dangote Cement Plc on December 2, 2010.