Mohammed Akoojee

Mohammed Akoojee serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of DP World's Africa region. He is responsible for DP World's operations, including ports and terminals, logistics, market access, and marine services in over 50 markets across the African continent and employing over 32, 000 people.

Mohammed's previous roles at DP World include CEO and MD: sub-Saharan Africa and Chief Operating Officer of DP World Global Logistics.

Prior to DP World's acquisition of then-listed Imperial Logistics (Imperial), an African and European provider of integrated market access and logistics solutions, Mohammed served as the Chief Executive Officer of Imperial between 2019 and 2022. His other roles at Imperial included Acting CEO of Imperial Holdings in addition to his role as Group CFO; CEO of the Logistics African Regions division; and Executive Director responsible for mergers and acquisitions, strategy, and investor relations for the Imperial 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. Mohammed is a Chartered Accountant CA(SA) and a Certified Financial Analyst (CFA).