BusinessDay... the voice of business: Dangote Cement gets chief executive

Dangote Cement gets chief executive
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Anonymous on 09 January, 2008 01:00:00
 
His appointment took effect from January 1. Hardley, a Briton, studied
mechanical engineering at Imperial College, London after which he began his
career with the Schlumberger Group in 1980.
He held different operational and management responsibilities for the
Schlumberger in Latin America, Africa and Europe.
In 1993, Hardley was appointed chief operating officer of Schlumberger’s Gas
Services subsidiary in Manchester, the United Kingdom until 1998 when became
senior vice president, quality control and environmental security for
Schlumberger Oilfield Services Afica.
He later joined Blue Circle Industries and became its regional vice president,
Africa/Indian Ocean. Following the acquisition of Blue Circle by the Larfarge
Group, Hardley was appointed the executive vice president of the Africa region
for the cement division.