By Emmanuella Anokam
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL), has announced a new management team following the take over of Mr Bayo Ojulari as the new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the company.
Ojulari took over the management of NNPC Ltd. Mr Mele Kyari on Friday.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had earlier in the week announced the appointment of Ojulari as the new GCEO of NNPC Ltd and new Board of Directors for the company earlier in the week
In a brief handover ceremony held at the NNPC Towers on Friday, the GCEO commended Kyari for his contributions to the growth of the NNPC Ltd. and his sterling service to the nation.
Ojulari, in a statement by the NNPC Ltd. spokesperson, Mr Olufemi Soneye, said the objective of his management was to consolidate on the successes of his predecessor and take the company to the next level.
He said he would rely on the cooperation of the management and staff of the company, as well as the counsel of his predecessor to achieve set targets.
“I will be counting on your support. I will need it. I will be coming around to seek your counsel,” Ojulari said.
Earlier in his remarks, Kyari congratulated Ojulari and thanked the management and staff of the company for their support while in office.
He pledged to do everything within his power to support the new management to succeed, stressing that he was only a call away.
In a similar development, following the appointment of the new GCEO and Board of Directors, the NNPC Ltd. also announced the appointment of a new eight-man Senior Management Team.
Soneye said the team which would be headed by the GCEO, has Mr Rowland Ewubare as the Group Chief Operating Officer; Mr Adedapo Segun as the Group Chief Financial Officer; and Mr Olalekan Ogunleye as Executive Vice President Gas, Power and New Energy.
Other members of the team are: Udy Ntia as Executive Vice President Upstream; Mumuni Dangazau as Executive Vice President Downstream; Sophia Mbakwe as Executive Vice President Business Services; and Adesua Dozie, as Company Secretary and Chief Legal Officer.
All the appointments were with immediate effect.
(NAN
