National Telescope national telescope newspaper
The Board of Directors of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has announced the appointment of Mariya Aliko Dangote as an Executive Director on the Board of the Company.According to a corporate notice signed by the Company Secretary, Temitope Hassan, the appointment was approved by the board at its meeting held on February 28, 2023.Mariya is the daughter of the billionaire businessman and Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. She is a project leader with extensive experience and proven expertise in Business Strategy, Planning and Implementation, Digitisation & Mechanisation of Backward Integration Projects, and Mergers & Acquisitions, among others.“She currently oversees the Business and Strategic activities and the Backward Integration Projects of the Company and is responsible for the implementation of the digitisation and mechanisation of key operational activities in the Company and its Subsidiaries,” the statement read in part.She holds an LLB and BL and an MBA from Coventry University, UK. She is attending the Cambridge Senior Management Programme and participated in a Business Strategy, Advancement, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Sugar Processing, and Productivity Optimisation course.She joined the company in 2019 after serving as Business Risk Specialist at Dangote Industries Limited.“Mariya will be bringing her rich experience to the Board of the Company and we are confident that she would take the Company to greater heights.”
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