Cement Company of Northern Nigeria appoints Yusuf Binji as Managing Director

09 Aug 2018
Financial Nigeria

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Prior to his appointment, Binji was the Managing Director of Obu Cement Company (a subsidiary of BUA Cement), in Okpella, Edo State.

Yusuf Binji, incoming Managing Director of Cement Company of Northern Nigeria

Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN), one of Nigeria’s largest cement producers, has announced the appointment of Engr. Yusuf Binji as its new Managing Director. According to a statement released on Thursday, the appointment of Engr. Binji is effective September 1, 2018.

Binji will take over from the current Managing Director of CCNN, Ibrahim Aminu, who will proceed to join the BUA Group as Executive Director. Abdul Samad Rabiu, Chairman of CCNN, said Binji’s appointment was part of a restructuring effort aimed at further positioning the company for better business performance.

“We are thus confident in his ability to build on the gains recorded in recent years by CCNN and oversee new growth areas for the company,” Abdul Samad added.

Prior to his appointment, Binji was the Managing Director of Obu Cement Company (a subsidiary of BUA Cement), in Okpella, Edo State. Before he joined BUA Cement, Binji was Technical Director at CCNN. Before then, he had worked extensively with Heidelberg Cement Africa.

A chemical engineer with degrees from Ahmadu Bello University and the University College, London, Binji is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, the Solar Energy Society of Nigeria and the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers. He is also a registered Engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and an associate member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK.

An alumnus of the International Directors Programme at INSEAD, France, Yusuf Binji has attended various professional and management courses in Nigeria, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, South Africa amongst others.


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