Lagos, 18 October 2007: Aliko Dangote has again been chosen by his peers as the Most Respected CEO in the 3rd edition of the Nigeria Most Respected CEOs and Companies Survey. Dangote first won the award in 2005.
GTBank Plc emerged the Most Respected Company in Nigeria with Nestle Nigeria Plc and Dangote Industries coming 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Most Respected Company category. GTBank Plc and Nestle Plc have switched places this year while Dangote Industries moves up to 3rd place from it’s sixth position last year.
At the awards dinner held at the Civic Centre Lagos, Ken Igbokwe, Country Leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers Nigeria said, “This is the 3rd time that Business Day and PricewaterhouseCoopers are recognising excellence in Nigeria and I am very pleased with the continued interest of the business community in these awards. If this survey stimulates discussion, raises awareness of the issues of accountability and good governance and raises the bar of transparency for stakeholders, then we would have achieved our objectives”.
The Top 3 reasons for respecting a company this year are strong brand name, good corporate governance and excellent management structure.
