Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe has appointed a Ugandan, Geoffrey Ndugwa, as the new Chief Executive Officer. His appointment took effect on December 15, 2021.
On his appointment, Ndugwa said: “I am honored and excited in equal measure to be joining the dynamic Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe family! Looking forward to #buildingprogress for all our stakeholders in the weeks and months ahead.”
Prior to this appointment, Ndugwa was Chief Executive Officer at Lafarge Malawi from December 2019 to November 2021.
Geoffrey brings extensive experience in the cement industry spanning over 17 years working in various capacities across Africa. Some of his notable appointments in the past include being the Commerical Director of Bamburi Group in Kenya; General Manager Innovation and Marketing for Lafarge WAPCO Nigeria PLC; General Manager Bamburi Special Products Limited; Head of Business Support Barclays Bank of Uganda and Sales Manager for Hima Cement Limited Uganda
Geoffrey holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh Business School), a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from the University of East London.
