LAGOS - Halima Aliko Dangote has been appointed as the Group
Executive Director, Commercial Operations of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL)
(www.Dangote.com), one of Africa's largest and most diversified business
conglomerates. According to a release by the company, Halima Aliko Dangote is
returning to the Group after serving on secondment in several capacities across
two of its Business Units over the last five years. She is also a Trustee of
the Aliko Dangote Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the conglomerate.
In her most recent role, Halima served as Executive Director
of Dangote Flour Mills. Remarkably, she led the turnaround of the business from
loss in turnover to a profitable status; a feat derived from consistent high
performance over time. Previously, she served as Executive Director of NASCON,
a manufacturer of salt, seasonings and related consumer products, which are
enjoying huge patronage among consumers. She continues to serve as a
Non-Executive Director of NASCON.
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| Halima Dangote |
Halima is the president of the Board of The Africa Center in
New York, a uniquely focused center providing a forward-looking gateway for
engagement with Africa, while encompassing policy, business and culture. She is
a Board member of Endeavour Nigeria and is also a member of the Women Corporate
Directors (WCD).
She has over 12 years of professional experience and has
held several executive management roles. In her new role, Halima will be
responsible for leading the development and implementation of the Dangote
Group's customer strategy to drive customer growth, improve customer
relationship management, enhance customer experience and increase long term
customer value, according to the release.
She will also be responsible for the implementation of the
Group's shared services strategy with specific oversight for the following
functions; Commercial, Strategic procurement, Administration and Branding &
Communications.
Halima, who has a strong passion for women empowerment,
holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Marketing from the American Intercontinental
University, London, United Kingdom and a master’s degree in Business
Administration from Webster Business School, United Kingdom.
She has attended several high-profile leadership development
programmes including: the Programme for Leadership Development (PLD) at Harvard
Business School; Executive Development Programme at Kellogg School of
Management; Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Executives at Columbia
Business School.
The Dangote Group, which recently emerged as the Most
Admired African Brand and the Most Valuable Brand in Nigeria for the second
consecutive year (2018 - 2019) is actively involved in manufacturing cement,
sugar, salt, flour, poly-products as well as logistics, oil & gas and real
estate.
APO Group on behalf of Dangote Group
