AshakaCem Plc appoints new chairman, Nigeria

AshakaCem Plc, a subsidiary of Lafarge Africa Plc, has appointed Malam Suleiman Yahyah as its chairman. The appointment followed the expiration of the tenure of Alhaji Umaru Kwairanga, who has stepped down.

The cement manufacturing company in its notice to the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), stated that “the board of directors has appointed Malam Suleiman Yahyah, OON, as the Board Chairman with effect from 12th March 2015.”

The board also appointed as non-executive directors of the company with effect from 12 March, 2015,  Anders Kristiansson; Edith Onwuchekwa and Alhaji Rabiu Abdullahi Umar.

The  new appointments  were approved by the stock exchange on Friday.