Dangote Cement Plc has notified the Nigerian Exchange and the investing public of the appointment of Dr. Gbenga Fapohunda as the substantive Group Financial Officer of the Company, effective January 1, 2025.
Dr. Fapohunda is a highly skilled finance professional with over 22 years of experience in various aspects of finance, including Financial Control, Risk Management, Treasury Management, Investment Management, Strategy Development & Implementation, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Finance.
He holds a Doctor of Business Administration (Strategic Management) from Rome Business School (Europe), an MBA in Finance from London Business School (UK), and a B.Sc. in Accounting from the University of Lagos. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria; an Associate Member of the Institute of Credit and Risk Management (ICRM), Institute of Cost Management Accountants (ICMA), and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ICTN); and has received numerous awards for his outstanding contributions to the finance field.
Prior to joining Dangote Cement Plc, he was the Executive Finance Director (for West Africa) at Japan Tobacco International (JTI); Finance Director at United Parcel Service (UPS); Executive Finance Director at British American Tobacco (BAT). Earlier in his career, he was a manager within the financial advisory team at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and worked at KPMG Professional Services within the Assurance Team.