In a statement released by the Corporation’s Group General
Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru on Monday, Mr. Billy
Okoye has been appointed the new Group Executive Director, Ventures &
Business Development while Mrs. Aisha Ahmadu-Katagum has been promoted to the
position of Group Executive Director, Corporate Services.
Until their new appointments, Mr. Okoye and Mrs.
Ahmadu-Katagum were Group General Managers, Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD)
and Supply Chain Management Division in the Corporation, respectively.
Engr. Adeyemi Adetunji, formerly Chief Operating Officer,
Business & Ventures Development, becomes the Group Executive Director,
Downstream, while Mr. Mohammed Abdulkabir Ahmed, formerly Chief Operating
Officer, Corporate Services, becomes the Group Executive Director, Gas &
Power.
Other Chief Operating Officer positions in the Corporation
have now been redesignated as Group Executive Directors (GEDs), in alignment
with the rules of Company & Allied Matters Act (CAMA), preparatory to the
new status of the Corporation as a Limited Liability Company, post-Petroleum
Industry Bill (PIB).
The repositioning also saw the disengagement of Engr. Yusuf
Usman, formerly Chief Operating Officer, Gas & Power.
The new appointments include that of Mr. Garba Deen
Muhammad, who will take over from Dr. Kennie Obateru as the Group General
Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation.
Speaking on the Development, Group Managing Director of the
Corporation, Mallam Mele Kyari, said the new appointments would enable the
Corporation live up to the expectations of Nigerians and achieve its vision of
becoming a world-class energy company of choice.