Sephaku Cement’s chief Pieter Fourie dies Written by Global Cement staff
26 May 2021
South Africa: Pieter Fourie, the chief executive officer of Sephaku Cement, has died. He passed away on 19 May 2021 following suffering a stroke earlier in the month. He is survived by a wife, three children and five grandchildren.
Fourie became the head of the subsidiary of Nigeria-based Dangote Cement in 2007. He later became a board director of the company in 2009 after its stock market listing. His previous roles included being marketing director of Blue Circle, which was subsequently acquired by Lafarge South Africa, the managing director of the cement business unit of Lafarge South Arica and Strategic Development Director for Africa based at the Lafarge head office in France. Fourie’s role at Blue Circle included sales, distribution and marketing before being promoted to managing director of the cement business. He subsequently acce
Sephaku Cement CEO passes 20 May 2021
The death of Peter Fourie, Sephaku Cement (Dangote Cement South Africa) CEO, was announced on Wednesday. Mr Fourie had suffered a stroke a week earlier and had been admitted to hospital but did not recover.
The board said: It is with deep sadness that the board of directors announces the passing away of Pieter Fourie early this morning. Pieter was part of the SepHold founding management who dared to disrupt the long-standing cement industry oligopoly in 2005.
SepHold Board Chairperson, Brent Williams, said, “We have lost an individual with enormous institutional insight and memory of the cement industry. This is indeed a very sad day for the Sephaku family. Pieter was pivotal in negotiating the relationship agreement with Dangote Industries PLC to establish SepHold’s partnership in Sephaku Cement.
Sephaku Cement announces passing of its iconic CEO Pieter Fourie
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THE BOARD of Sephaku Cement, a JSE-listed firm, on Wednesday announced the death of Pieter Fourie, chief executive of Dangote Cement South Africa (DCSA) trading as Sephaku Cement.
Fourie was also a non-executive director of SepHold.
Last week, it had informed shareholders that Fourie was admitted to hospital on May 9 2021 after suffering a stroke, but was expected to recover, and that Duan Classen, the operations executive, would lead the experienced DCSA executive team as the acting chief executive in the interim.
The board said: “It is with deep sadness that the board of directors announces the passing away of Pieter Fourie early this morning. Pieter was part of the SepHold founding management who dared to disrupt the long-standing cement industry oligopoly in 2005.”
The CEO of Sephaku Cement, Pieter Fourie, has died after suffering a stroke earlier in May.
The company, which is part of Dangote Cement South Africa, announced on Wednesday that Fourie died early in the morning. It is with deep sadness that the board of directors announces the passing away of Pieter Fourie early this morning, the board said in a notice to shareholders.
They described him as a leader who dared to disrupt the long-standing cement industry oligopoly .
Fourie was the CEO of Dangote Cement SA and a non-executive director of SepHold. SepHold board chairman Brent Williams said, We have lost an individual with enormous institutional insight and memory of the cement industry. He described Fourie as having an ever calm and optimistic demeanour the never detracted from his ability to achieve strategic goals.
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Sephaku Cement CEO Pieter Fourie passes away
‘He will be sorely missed and will remain an indelible part of the company story of success’ â SepHold board chair Brent Williams.
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19 May 2021 20:36
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Pieter Fourie, pivotal in negotiating the agreement with Dangote Industries. Image: Moneyweb
Dangote Cement South Africa, which trades as Sephaku Cement (SepCem) has announced the passing of its CEO, Pieter Fourie.
Fourie was part of the Sephaku Holding (SepHold) founding management in 2005. He became CEO of SepCem in May 2007 following it revising its initial minerals exploration model to focus on industries like cement manufacturing.