Alhaji Sada Ladan-Baki is a graduate of Economics from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria. He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration.
He has about 30 years experience in public service and fund administration. In 1991, Alhaji Ladan-Baki was appointed the General Manager of NASCON and in 1994 he rose to the position of Managing Director.
He joined the Dangote Group as Executive Director in charge of Logistics and Distribution in 1998. He then took over the responsibility for the Foods Division with the factories producing sugar, flour, semolina, spaghetti and salt. In 2002, he became Executive director, Sales and Marketing, Salt and Pasta.
He sits on the board of several companies and belongs to many professional associations including Institute of Logistics and Distribution (Chartered Fellow), Institute of Directors (Chartered Fellow) and the Nigerian Institute of Marketing (Chartered Member).