Check Out Top 10 Men Aliko Dangote Can’t Do Without (Photos)

That billionaire businessman Alhaji Aliko Dangote
runs one of the most successful conglomerates in
the world is not in doubt. Dangote, who is the
President/Chief Executive of the Dangote Group,
has a powerful management team of managers who
ensure the smooth running of his billion-dollar
conglomerate.. Below, Dawn-To-Dusk News
unveils 10 powerful men the Kano-born billionaire
businessman can’t do without.

SANI DANGOTE

Alhaji Sani Dangote is Aliko Dangote’s brother. An
established businessman with investments in key
sectors of the economy including manufacturing,
agriculture and oil services, he is the Group Vice
President of Dangote Group. Alhaji Sani Dangote
also sits on the Board of several other companies
including Nigerian Textile Mills Plc, Nutra Sweet
Limited, Gum Arabic Limited, Dangote Textile Mills
Limited, and others.

ABDU DANTATA

Alhaji Abdu Garba Dantata, Aliko Dangote’s cousin,
is the Group Executive Director(GED) in charge of
Logistics and Distribution. Before he was appointed
GED, he was the Executive Director, Sales &
Marketing. As Group Executive Director(GED) in
charge of Logistics and Distribution in the Dangote
Group, he is responsible for coordinating the sales
and marketing of all products manufactured or
imported by the Group.

JOSEPH MAKOJU

Engr. Joseph Makoju is the Honorary Adviser to
Alhaji Aliko Dangote. He has held this position
from 2009 to date. Makoju holds a BSc (1st Cla$$)
honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom and an
M.Phil. in Mechanical Engineering from the same
university. Before his current position, Engr.
Makoju was Chief Operating Officer, Dangote
Cement.

OLAKUNLE ALAKE

Mr. Olakunle Alake is the Chief Operating Officer of
the Dangote Group, a position he has held since
January 2007. He holds a Bachelors degree in Civil
Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-
Ife (1983) and is a Fellow of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.

KNUT ULVMOEN

A Norwegian, Mr. Knut Ulvmoen is the Group
Managing Director, Dangote Cement Plc in charge
of Sales and Marketing and International Trade in
the African continent. He holds a Masters of
Science degree in Business and is a member of the
Norwegian a$$ociation of Authorised Accountants.

SADAN BAKI

Alhaji Sada Ladan-Baki has about 30 years
experience in public service and fund
administration. He is a graduate of Economics from
the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, and holds a
Masters Degree in Business Administration. He sits
on the board of several companies and belongs to
many professional a$$ociations.

DEVAKUMAR EDWIN

Mr. D.V.G. Edwin is the Group Managing Director /
CEO of Dangote Cement Plc. He holds a Graduate
and Masters Degree in Engineering from the Madras
University in India and he is also a Chartered
Engineer. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in
Management from IITM, Holland. Mr. Edwin joined
the Dangote Group in 1992 as a General Manager.

TAJUDEEN SIJUADE

Alhaji Tajudeen Sijuade, the Chief Financial Officer
of Dangote Group, is a qualified Chartered
Accountant (1984) with experience spanning 38
years. He joined the Dangote Group in October 1989
as a Chief Accountant. Before then, he had worked
for Nestle Nigeria Plc and Akintola Williams-
Chartered Accountants. He became General
Manager in the Dangote Group in January 1998.

USEN UDOH

Mr. Usen Udoh is the Group Chief Human
Resources Officer of the Dangote Group. Mr. Udoh
is an alumnus of the prestigious Harvard Business
School and holds an MBA from the University of
Leicester School of Management, his first degree
being of Bachelors of Engineering (with Hons).
Prior to joining Dangote on May 2, 2014, Usen
worked across several industries leading major
industry change programmes.

KUZHYIL RAVINDRAN

Kuzhyil Ravindran is the Chief Financial Officer of
Dangote Group. A qualified Chartered Accountant,
he is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. He has over 36 years
experience in various professional capacities in
leading Indian companies such as ACC Limited and
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited. He has varied
experience in different industries such as cement,
auto ancillaries, tobacco and machine tools.

MANSUR AHMED

Engr. Mansur Ahmed is the Director, Stakeholder
Relations and Corporate Communications of the
Dangote Group in 2013. He has a first degree in
Mechanical Engineering from Nottingham University
(1972) and a Masters degree in Industrial
Engineering and Administration from Cranfield
Institute of Technology (now Cranfield University
1975) both in the United Kingdom.