According to the statement, made available to the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, in Lagos, AGPC is the Incorporated Joint
Venture (IJV) between SEPLAT and the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC), a wholly-owned
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) subsidiary.
ANOH Gas Processing Company (AGPC) Limited is a midstream
gas company, committed to processing Gas from OML 53 for distribution to the
local market.
The statement read in part: “Okechukwu has over 20 years of
experience, with a diversified background covering Commercial, Planning,
Finance and Operations, before his appointment, he held the position of General
Manager, Gas business.
“In that capacity, Okechukwu transformed SEPLAT’s Gas
business, into an industry-recognized leading supplier of gas to the domestic
market, up to 400MMscfd of gas to a diversified portfolio of customers.
“He was responsible for delivering new Gas projects,
domestic and regional Gas Sale Agreements (GSA), new Gas business development,
GSA operations, revenue collection, customer relations and overall
implementation of Board-approved Gas strategy.
“Before that role, Okechukwu served as SEPLAT’s General
Manager, Commercial; in which capacity, he led the successful delivery of
several commercial agreements and managed Treasury, Tax, and Insurance
functions.
“Also, before SEPLAT, Okechukwu worked with Mobil Producing
Nigeria and BG (British Gas) Nigeria, managing the Planning and Budget function.
He started his career with Arthur Andersen as a Tax Consultant,” it said.
The statement also added that by this appointment,
Okechukwu, who has a first class in Accounting, and is a Fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), joins the Board of AGPC.
In addition, the statement stated that Okechukwu had
undergone a post-graduate course in Finance, from Manchester Business School,
and an executive study at Harvard Business School in a continuous quest for
self development.
Meanwhile, in a similar vein, Seplat has also announced the
appointment to the AGPC Board, Dr Chioma Nwachuku, the General Manager,
External Affairs and Communications at SEPLAT; and the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Seplat also recently appointed Mrs Rose Eshiett, Group
General Manager, Finance, at the NNPC, as another director, that would join
others on the Board, comprising Yusuf Usman (Chairman); Roger Brown; Oluwaseyi
Omotowa; Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan; Effiong Okon and Okechukwu Mba.