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59 CEO TODAY AFRICA AWARDS 2020 South Africa Mohammed Akoojee CEO of Imperial Holdings About Mohammed Akoojee BCom Acc (Hons), CA(SA), CFA Mohammed Akoojee was appointed CEO of Imperial Logistics on 1 February 2019. He joined the Imperial Group in 2009, and prior to his current role, served as the acting CEO of Imperial Holdings in addition to his role as group CFO. His previous roles at Imperial included CEO of the Logistics African Regions division and executive director responsible for mergers and acquisitions, strategy and investor relations for the group. Prior to joining Imperial in 2009, Mohammed worked within the corporate finance and investment banking team at Investec Bank and as an equity analyst for Nedbank Securities. Firm Profile Imperial is an African and European focused logistics provider of outsourced, integrated freight management, contract logistics and market access services. Ranked among the top 30 global logistics providers, the group is listed on the JSE in South Africa and employs over 27 000 people in 32 countries. With a focus on five key industry verticals - automotive, chemicals, consumer, healthcare and industrial - the group’s deep experience and ability to customise solutions ensures the ongoing relevance and competitiveness of its clients. Ranked among the top 30 global logistics providers, Imperial has established capabilities in transportation, warehousing, distribution and synchronisation management and expanding capabilities in international freight management. The group operates in specific industry verticals - automotive, chemicals, consumer, healthcare and industrial. In South Africa we are proudly considered as a leading logistics provider across the entire supply chain - renown for driving innovation and continuous improvement. Our work in the demanding African continent has likewise earned us the reputation as a leading distributor of pharmaceuticals and consumer goods in Southern, East and West Africa. Internationally, years of hard earned experience now see us occupying leading positions in exacting industries such as chemical and automotive. The core strategic focus of Imperial is to grow our African business and align our international portfolio to position the group as the “Gateway to Africa” in the medium term. An integrated logistics and market access offering focused on Africa, leverages our powerful competitive advantages and capabilities which will be concentrated mainly on the healthcare, consumer, chemicals, industrial and automotive industry verticals. In order to leverage expertise across the business and be a more client driven organisation – and to better position ourselves for the future, given everchanging macro- and industry trends – we are focusing our service offering and positioning our capabilities in these core industry verticals and less so on regions. www.imperiallogistics.com