President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed new Group Executive Directors for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to fill the existing vacancies in the corporation.
They are Mr. Ian Gregory Udoh as Group Executive Director, Refining and Petrochemicals; Dr. Dan Iwoene Efebo as Group Executive Director, Corporate Services; Ms. Aisha Mata Abdurrahman as Group Executive Director, Business Development; Mr. Adebayo Ibikunle Ibirogba as Group Executive Director, Engineering and Technical; and Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha as acting Group Executive Director, Exploration and Production.
A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity), Dr Reuben Abati said all the appointments are with immediate effect.
Mr. Ian Gregory Udoh, is a native of Akwa Ibom state and has been the Managing Director of Port Harcourt Refining and Petrochemicals Company Ltd.
Dr. Dan Iwoene Efebo is currently the Group General Manager, in charge of the NNPC’s Human Resources Division. He was previously General Manager, Human Resources, Brass LNG. He hails from Bayelsa state.
Ms. Aisha Mata Abdurrahman is a native of Kogi State and has been the Managing Director of Nikorma, NNPC’s shipping subsidiary, since March 2011. Ms. Abdurrahman has also served as Managing Director of Hyson, an NNPC trading subsidiary, and as Executive Director (Services) of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC).
Mr. Adebayo Ibikunle Ibirogba, a Chemical Engineer, is currently the Group General Manager, Engineering in the NNPC’s Engineering and Technology Directorate, and hails from Ogun State.
Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha who replaces Mr. Abiye H. Membere as Group Executive Director, Exploration and Production, has been the Managing Director of Integrated Data Services Ltd (IDSL) since 2005. He hails from Borno state.
