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| Abiodun Afolabi |
According to
a statement by the company, Afolabi’s appointment is in pursuant to resolutions
of the Board of Directors of each of the companies, dated 8 July, 2016. He has
also been appointed as TEPNG’s Executive Director, Human Resources &
Corporate Affairs, with effect from the same date. He succeeds Mrs. Edith Ofili-Okonkwo, who is now
retired.
Until his
new appointment, Tectono Business Review gathered that Afolabi, an
experienced administrator, was the Vice President, General Affairs, in Total
E&P, Africa Division, a position he held for three years.
He is armed
with a Bachelors’ Degree in Geology
from Tulane University, New Orleans
and a dual Master’s Degree in Energy
Management from the University of
Pennsylvania, USA and the French Petroleum Institute (IFP), France. Prior
to joining the TOTAL Group, he had worked as a Technical Analyst with The
Environmental Consultant, New Orleans, Louisiana and as an Offshore Well Site
Engineer at Continental Laboratories, Houston, Texas.
According to
the information at our disposal, Afolabi began his career in TOTAL, Nigeria in
1992 as an Economist. Since then, he has held several key technical and
managerial positions within the TOTAL Group ; some of which include auditor,
Elf Petroland (now Total E&P Netherland), The Hague; Financial Adviser,
Total E&P France, and Project Director, New Ventures & Assets
Management Division, Total Head Office, Paris. From September, 2008 to July,
2013 he held the post of General Manager, Business Development in Total E&P
Nigeria.
As the new Executive
Director, Human Resources & Corporate Affairs, Mr. Afolabi will oversee
several entities, including Human Resources, Corporate Social Responsibility;
Medical; Information Systems & Telecoms and Government Relations &
Communication.
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