PAN African conglomerate, Dangote Group, has appointed a new Group Chief Strategist, Dr. Abdu Mukhtar.
He is expected to deploy his rich experience to provide management oversight for all the functions within the the newly created Corporate Strategy Department.
Mukhtar will assist the group’s President, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, to provide strategic direction for the conglomerate.
He will also develop short, medium- and long-term plans to achieve the group’s strategic objectives and vision.
Dr. Mukhtar has acquired extensive experience in the private and public sectors in Africa, Asia, North America and the Middle East.
His areas of competence cover privatisation, public-private partnerships, private equity, management consulting and entrepreneurship development.
Until recently, he was the Group Managing Director/CEO of Abuja Investments Company and chaired the board’s subsidiary companies