Knut is an Executive Director at the Dangote Group and has served as a Board member across several operations within the Group. He joined Dangote Group in 1996 as the Group Financial Director, a role he held until 2002 before being appointed Group MD/COO (2002 – 2007), Group MD (2007 – 2012), and currently serving as Group Executive Director, Cement Operations at Dangote Cement Plc. He played a pivotal role in the turnaround of Dangote Group from an import and trading company into a manufacturing conglomerate.
With over 50 years of experience, Knut is a highly skilled management professional with extensive expertise in finance and administration across multinational companies. His career spans Scancem Industries Inc., Eastern Bulkcem Co. Ltd, Aker Betong AS, Scancem International ANS, Norcem Cement, Norcem Betong og Plater (within the Aker Group), Emma EDB AS, and Revisor Centret (an Audit firm).
He holds an MSc in Business Administration from the Bedriftsøkonomisk Institute/Norwegian School of Management, Oslo, Norway. He is a member of the Norwegian Association of Master of Science in Business.
Knut is a recipient of the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) award and has served as Deputy President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) for 19 years.