Nigerian based Anglo-Dutch company, Shell has announced the appointment of Elohor Aiboni as the new Managing Director (MD) for SNEPco.
SNEPco is the arm of the business that oversees its deep-water business, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPco).
Aiboni’s appointment takes effect from the 1st of August, 2021. Her appointment will make her the company’s first female head in the over 60 years of Shell’s operations in Nigeria.
She succeeds Bayo Ojulari who retired on the 31st of July 2021 after 5 years as SNEPco’s MD and over 30 years of service in the Shell group.
Until her new appointment, Aiboni was the Bonga Asset Manager responsible for overseeing end-to-end production delivery for Nigeria’s pioneer deep-water Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel.
Elohor Aiboni 
Bayo Ojulari
Bonga is an offshore asset that has produced over 900 million barrels of oil since it began operations in 2005.
According to Marno de Jong, Shell’s Senior Vice President for Nigeria, “Aiboni’s appointment is a product of diligence, competence and commitment to the Shell ideals and core values amidst our strong focus on diversity and inclusion.
“We take pride in our intention of being one of the most diverse and inclusive organisations in the world, and focus on further improving inclusion and representation in critical areas including gender,” Jong added.
Aiboni joins over 300 women in senior leadership positions in the Shell Group representing more than 31% of executive positions in the leading global energy company.
Her 19-year career in Shell has seen her move from a field engineer to several roles in production operations; project and asset management, operations readiness and assurance.
She also served as Business Advisor to the Executive Vice President for Shell Sub-Saharan Africa, and had also managed third-party interface across several Shell assets in Nigeria and Kazakhstan.
Before taking on the role of Bonga Asset Manager, Aiboni led production delivery for shallow offshore as Asset Manager for Sea Eagle FPSO in Nigeria’s Niger Delta.
Elohor Aiboni holds a Masters degree in Integrated Environmental Management from the University of Bath, UK and a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Benin, Nigeria.
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