Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas on Thursday announced the appointment of Mr. Tony Attah, an erstwhile managing director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, has been appointed as its chief executive officer.
He replaces Mr. Baba Omotowa, who is returning to Shell International in Netherlands after five years as NLNG CEO.
NLNG said in a statement issued by its General Manager, External Relations, Kudo Eresia-Eke, that the appointment was approved by the company’s board of directors.
The NLNG said Omotowa, who was appointed CEO by the board in December 2011, would be sorely missed for his uncommon vision, professionalism, compassion and commitment.
“Attah would be taking over from him after returning from an assignment at Shell’s Group Integrated Gas business as senior projects advisor, working on projects in the Netherlands and Singapore,” the statement read.
“Attah comes to the NLNG with a 28-year experience in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
“At NLNG, he will be responsible for sustaining NLNG’s top quartile performance in supplying liquefied natural gas to the global energy market and advancing the company’s expansion programmes.”
