Guided by a highly experienced Board of Directors, Dangote Petroleum Refinery is committed to excellence, accountability, and delivering value to all stakeholders.
President/Chief Executive
Mr. Aliko Dangote is the founder and president/chief executive of the Dangote Group, the largest conglomerate in West Africa. He began his business career in 1978, trading in rice, sugar and cement, before he ventured into full-scale manufacturing.
He was named Co-chair of the US-Africa Business Center, in September 2016, by the US Chamber of Commerce.
Vice President, DIL Businesses
Mr. Olakunle Alake is the Group Vice President, DIL Businesses. He started his career with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, a firm of Chartered Accountants, in September 1984 and resigned in 1990 to join Liberty Merchant Bank Limited, a financial institution of the Dangote Group, as the Financial Controller.
Group Vice President, Oil & Gas and Fertiliser
Mr. D.V.G Edwin is the Group Vice President, Oil & Gas and Fertiliser. He started his career in 1978, and he progressed to the level of Managing Director in 1989, in India. During his career in India in Industrial Management, his areas of focus were industrial engineering, cost reduction, human capital management, general management, and project management.
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. David Bird is a global energy industry executive with extensive leadership experience across upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas operations, refining, petrochemicals, and LNG, spanning multiple continents.
Group Executive Director, Group Commercial Operations – Oil & Gas
Ms. Fatima Aliko-Dangote is currently the Group Executive Director of Dangote Industries Limited, in charge of Group Commercial Operations – Oil & Gas, providing commercial leadership across the energy businesses including the Dangote Refinery & Petrochemicals, Dangote Fertiliser and West Africa Exploration & Production, Upstream.
Director/Group Chief Strategy Officer
Mr. Aliyu Suleiman is an established strategy and business transformation executive with over two decades of professional experience spanning management consulting, oil and gas, banking, and industrial conglomerates.
Director
Mr. A.B. Mahmoud is an accomplished legal practitioner and arbitrator with over 40 years of experience across private practice, public service, and corporate governance.
Director
Dr. Mutiu Sunmonu is a distinguished corporate leader with over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, primarily with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), where he held senior leadership roles across Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.
Director
Mr. Adedapo Segun is a seasoned finance executive with over 35 years of extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, spanning financial management, corporate strategy, and large-scale enterprise transformation.
Director
Mr. Viswanathan Shankar is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Gateway Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in the dynamic growth markets of Africa, Middle East and Asia.