Mr. M.S. Barkindo Appointed as NNPC New GMD
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Mr. Barkindo |
The Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman has announced the Presidential Approval of the appointment of Mr. Mohammmed Sanusi Barkindo as the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
The appointment took effect from Monday 12 January, 2009.
Until his new appointment, Mr. Barkindo, whose career in NNPC spanned more than 23 years, was the Coordinator Special Duties where he presided over major projects of the Corporation.
Key positions which have prepared Mr. Barkindo for his new post include:
- Immediate past Acting Secretary General of OPEC 2006 where he served with distinction and international acclaim
- Deputy Managing Director/Chief Executive Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas
- Managing Director/Chief Executive, HYSON/CALSON, an international trading arm of NNPC
- General Manager, NNPC London Office
- Head, International Trade, NNPC London Office
- Special Assistant to the Hon. Minister of Petroleum and Energy
- Board members of several NNPC investee companies such as Banks, Oil Service Companies, International Trading Companies among others.
Mr. Barkindo served for a record 15 years on the OPEC Economic Commission Board as Nigeria’s National Representative and in 2006 as Acting Secretary General, Mr. Barkindo was chair the OPEC Economic Commission Board.
He also chaired the Strategic Production Quota Committee of OPEC.
Mr. Barkindo is an advocate of Climate Change Initiative and has led Nigeria’s technical delegation to the climate change negotiations that produced:
- The United Nations framework convention on climate change UNFCCC
- The Kyoto protocol to the UNFCCC during which he served on the Bureau of the UNFCC at various times
Mr. Barkindo also served as the chairman of the OPEC Task Force on UNCSD 15 United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, 15th Session.
Elected Vice-President of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) at the just concluded climate change talks in Bali-Indonesia, December 2007 and re-elected at COP14 in Poznan, Poland, December 2008.
Prior to his elevation to the Office of Coordinator, Mr. Barkindo was the most senior Group General Manager in the NNPC, a position he held for 10 years.
Mr. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo was born on April 20, 1959 in Yola, Adamawa State.
The new GMD obtained a B. Sc degree in Political Science in 1981 from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, a post Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Economics in 1988 from College of Petroleum Studies, Oxford University, UK and Masters degree in Business Administration from the South Eastern University, Washington DC.
Mr. Barkindo is married with children and holds the traditional title of Wazirin Musawa in Katsina.
Mr. Barkindo succeeds Engr. Abubakar Lawal Yar’Adua who was appointed NNPC GMD in an acting capacity on August 14, 2007.
The new NNPC GMD’s hobbies include: Reading and Soccer.
Also appointed by Mr. President is Professor Yinka Omoregbe as Company Secretary/Legal Adviser of NNPC.
Until her new appointment, Professor Omoregbe was Dean Faculty of Law of the University of Ibadan.
Dr. Levi Ajuonuma
Group General Manager,
Group Public Affairs Division
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