The Board of Directors of Eterna Plc has announced the appointment of new Directors and a new company secretary for the company.
The Board appointed Mr. Akinwande Ademosu as an Independent Non-Executive Director, while Mr. Benjamin Nwaezeigwe was appointed an Executive Director.
Mr. Mandella Golkus was appointed as the new Company Secretary of Eterna Plc.
Eterna Plc said this in a statement to newsmen signed by the Executive Director, Corporate Services, Mrs Phoebean Ifeadi.
According to the statement, Akinwande Ademosu was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective 1st of March 2022. Akinwande is an accomplished entrepreneur with over two decades of Banking, Finance, Retail Credit and Consumer Finance experience spanning several banks and non-bank financial institutions in Nigeria. He is currently the Managing Director of Credit Direct Limited, a subsidiary of FCMB Group.
In the same vein, Benjamin Nwaezigwe joined Eterna Plc as the Chief Operating Officer on the 2nd of December 2021 and was appointed an Executive Director, effective 1st March 2022. He worked as the Managing Director of BHR International Ventures Limited, a privately owned indigenous downstream company which specializes in the distribution of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG).
He has worked with Fynefield Petroleum Company where he was responsible for coordinating the company’s petroleum products terminal activities and subsequently, worked with Rainoil Limited as a Deputy General Manager. Mr Benjamin Nwaezeigwe has over thirteen years’ experience in the downstream sector of the Oil and Gas industry.
Mr Mandella Golkus was appointed the new Company Secretary of Eterna Plc with effect from 1st April 2022 and he takes over the role of the Company Secretary from Mrs Bunmi Agagu – Adu.
The Chairman of the Board of Eterna Plc, Dr Gabriel Ogbechie is the founder and Group Managing Director of Rainoil Limited. A graduate of Production Engineering from the University of Benin, Dr Ogbechie has almost three decades of cognate experience in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
Mr Emmanuel Omuojine a consummate and certified Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute) and a certified Six Sigma Green Belt (American Society for Quality) has been appointed as a Non – Executive Director of the Board of Eterna Plc He is also a certified Chartered Accountant with a B.Sc. in Estate Management from the University of Lagos. He spent over nine years with the professional service of PricewaterhouseCoopers before joining Rainoil in 2014 and is currently an Executive Director.
Mrs. Phoebean Ifeadi appointed to the Board as an Executive Director, Corporate Services is a professional member of the Nigerian Institute of Management. She has held several roles during her career and she possesses a plethora of cognate experience. She was previously the Managing Director of Brilax Oil Limited. She holds a degree in Chemistry from University of Ibadan. She also has an MBA from the University of Lagos.
Mr. Anibor Kragha appointed as a Non – Executive Director of the Board of Eterna Plc is currently the Executive Secretary of the African Refiners & Distributors Association (ARA), a position he has held from April 2020 till date.
Commenting on the appointments, the Chairman of Eterna Plc, Dr Gabriel Ogbechie congratulated the new Directors: Mr Akinwande Ademosu and Mr Benjamin Nwaezeigwe, as well as, the new Company Secretary, Mr Mandella Golkus. He advised them to be committed to adding value and positioning the Company on the path of accelerated growth.
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