The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had on Monday, 9 August, announced the promotion and redeployment of some staff to fill key vacant positions in the corporation.
It stated that the appointments and redeployments were to strengthen and reposition the NNPC towards attaining global excellence and profitability.
Similarly, Mr. Billy Okoye was appointed as the new Group Executive Director (GED), Ventures & Business Development, while Mrs Aisha Ahmadu-Katagum was promoted to the position of the Group Executive Director, Corporate Services.
In addition, a former Chief Operating Officer, Business and Ventures Development, Mr. Adeyemi Adetunji, becomes the Group Executive Director, Downstream, while a former Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services, Mr. Mohammed Ahmed, becomes the Group Executive Director, Gas, and Power.
Other chief operating officer positions in the corporation have now been re-designated as Group Executive Directors (GEDs), in alignment with the rules of the Company & Allied Matters Act (CAMA), preparatory to the new status of the corporation as a limited liability company, post-Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the NNPC stated.
The repositioning also saw the disengagement of Mr. Yusuf Usman, formerly Chief Operating Officer, Gas, and Power, while Mr. Garba Deen Muhammad, will take over from Obateru as the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the corporation.
Muhammad is likely to now exit the office of the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipre Sylva, where he was Special Adviser on Media before now.
Group Managing Director of the corporation, Mr. Mele Kyari, commenting on the new arrangement, said the appointments would enable the corporation to live up to the expectations of Nigerians and achieve its vision of becoming a world-class energy company of choice.
Below are the names of newly promoted/ redeployed officials and their new positions:
| Names | positions | Levels |
| Kyari Melek | Group Managing Director NNPC | M1 |
| Coomassie Hadisay | Secretary to the corporation / legal adviser | M3 |
| Mohammed A.N. | GMD SSBA | M3 |
| Akamairo C. C. | GGM Governance Risk and Compliance | M3 |
| Eyesan O. | GGM Corporate Planning & Strategy | M3 |
| Yakubu Mustapha. Y | GED, R&P | M2 |
| Ajiya Umarisa | GED, F&A | M2 |
| Aisha Ahmadu-Katagum | GED, CS | M2 |
| Adokiye Tombomieye | GED, Upstream | M2 |
| Billy O. Okoye | GED, Ventures & Business Development | M2 |
| Ahmed M. A | GED, Gas & Power | M2 |
| AdetunjiI Adeyemi | GED, Down Stream | M2 |
| Ahmed Dikko | MD, PHRC | M3 |
| Bakare .B | MD, WRPC | M3 |
| Osarolube Ezekie | MD, KPRC | M3 |
| Green Field | Green Field | M3 |
| Ayuba Ashu | GGM Accounts | M3 |
| Ibrahim. S.S | GGM, Finance | M3 |
| Bello Abdullahi | GGM, Federation ACC | M3 |
| Segun Adedapo | GGM, Treasury | M3 |
| Isegen U. O. | GGM,Risk Management & Insurance | M3 |
| Fenibo J. Opusunju | MD, NNPC Pensions | M3 |
| Yahaya J. Yunusa | GGM, HR | M3 |
| Baba Usma | GGM, ITD | M3 |
| Sophia A . Mbakwe | GGM, SCM | M3 |
| Muhammad G . D | GGM, GPAD | M3 |
| Gboyega Bello .S | GM, London Office | M4 |
| Ali H. | GM, GHSEQ | M4 |
| Abba Mohammed | GM, Security | M4 |
| Wunti B.M | GGM, NAPIMS | M3 |
| Amu .m Ogbonna | MD, I D S L (M3 ) | M3 |
| Muhammed Z. Ali | MD , N P D C) | M3 |
| AwoyomiI J. O | MD, N ETCO | M3 |
| Aliyu Abdulhamid | MD, NNPC Oilfield Services | M3 |
| Abdullahid Bomai | GGM, FES | M3 |
| Ehsiett Rose Nat | GGM, COMD | M3 |
| Lawal Sade | NNPC Trading | M3 |
| Oyetunde A . N | GGM, NLA | M3 |
| Musah Yahaya | MD, NNPC Properties | M3 |
| Betty Ugbona | GGM, RTI | M3 |
| Zangom. M | MD, NNPC Medical Service | M3 |
| Lawal Jibrin | GGM, RED | M3 |
| Rinadu M. Y | MD, HMO | M3 |
| Sanusi Yerima | MD, NAPET | M4 |
| Omotowa O. | MD, NGC | M3 |
| Kolawole Nike | GGM, LIMS | M3 |
| Jamari S. | MD, GPIC | M3 |
| Justine U. Ezeala | MD, NGMC | M3 |
| Sheshi K. M. (M4 ) | MD, NIGAZ | M3 |
| Ubani E . M. (M4) | MD, WAGL | M3 |
| Abdullahi Isiyaku | MD, PPMC ) | M3 |
| Sambo, Mansur S. | MD, N PSC | M3 |
| Inuwa Waya Ibrahim | GGM, Shipping | M3 |
| Aliyuda Elizabeth | MD, NNPC Retail | M3 |
SOURCE: thestreetjournal.org