ExxonMobil Nigeria appoints new Chairman, Managing Director

 

 

Chinazor Megbolu    |   

 

In a bid to deepen its oil exploration and production activities in Nigeria, ExxonMobil, one of the major players in the sector, has appointed a new Chairman and Managing Director.

 

The organisation in a statement at the weekend by its Manager, Media and Communications, ExxonMobil, Mr. Ogechukwu Udeagha in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, announced the appointment of Mr. Richard Laing, as the new Chairman and Managing Director of its three subsidiary companies in the country effective August 1, 2020.

 

The three subsidiary companies include; Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Offshore East).

 

“Richard Laing was appointed to replace Paul McGrath, who has been appointed Vice President, Global Projects for ExxonMobil in Houston after spending more than three years in Nigeria.

 

“Prior to his appointment, Laing was Executive Director of oil and gas production and related support groups for all of the ExxonMobil affiliates in Nigeria.’’

 

”Laing joined ExxonMobil in 1989 and has held variety of engineering, planning, safety and managerial positions in upstream and downstream operations while working in the U.K, Qatar, U.S. and Nigeria,” 

the statement said.

 

The statement further stated that Laing holds a Bachelors Degree in Mining and Petroleum Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow and Masters in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

 

Liang, while reacting to the appointment, stressed that it was a privilege to be at the helm of affairs.

 

According to him; “it is a privilege to lead the ExxonMobil team in Nigeria and build on the work that Paul McGrath had done over the last three years.

 

“I look forward to the work that lies ahead and continuing the company’s outstanding relationships”.