Seplat Energy Plc has appointed former Shell Country Manager, Basil Omiyi, as the firm’s chairman.
It also appointed Charles Okeahalam as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director.
Omiyi, who retired from Shell in 2009, was previously the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Seplat since February 2021, before his appointment as a chairman, a statement released by the firm on Thursday reads.
The former Shell MD became a member of the board of directors at Seplat four years after exiting Shell. Omiyi was also part of Seplat’s Remuneration, Nominations & Governance, Energy Transition, and Risk Management & HSSE committees.
Omiyi’s Senior Independent Non-Executive Director position was immediately filled with Okeahalam, who joined the board in March 2013 as an Independent Non-Executive Director, a statement from the company said.
Prior to his recent appointment, he also served as Chairman of Seplat Energy’s Finance Committee, and a member of the Energy Transition, Remuneration, and Nominations & Governance committees.
The emergence of Omiyi and Okeahalam came amid the exit of ABC Orjiako and Austin Avuru, who both founded the indigenous oil and gas company.
Commenting on the appointments, Roger Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Seplat Energy, said, “As the founders of Seplat Energy Dr. ABC Orjiako and Mr. Austin Avuru step off the board and the Company moves into the…
