SIFAX Group has appointed Mr Mobolaji Musah the Managing Director, SIFAX Oil and Gas Ltd. and elevated Mr Olujimi Osho as the Executive Director, Legal Services/Company Secretary.
The Group Executive Vice-Chairman of SIFAX Group, Dr Taiwo Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Friday.
Afolabi said that the decision to strengthen the organisation’s executive management team was a pointer to the company’s vision of driving business growth and delivering excellent services to the satisfaction of its clientele.
He noted that Musah had more than 26 years’ experience in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
He added that Musah had a postgraduate degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Ibadan and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Lagos State University.
Afolabi said: “Musah served as wellsite engineer and district drilling engineer at Abacan Resources Ltd. before joining Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum in May 1998 as an operations engineer.
“In 2013, he rose to the position of general manager of the company
“He later served as the company’s Acting Managing Director and was on full-time secondment to wholly-owned subsidiary- Folawiyo Aje Services Ltd. (FASL) as the CEO. FASL is the technical advisor on the OML113 project.”
Afolabi noted said Musah was a member of several professional bodies, including Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Nigerian Gas Association and Nigerian Association of Indigenous Petroleum Explorers and Producers.
He said that Osho was a seasoned lawyer with experiences in advocacy, commercial and property law, trademark and copyrights law, as well as arbitration and legal drafting.
“He holds a Masters of Law and Business Administration from the University of Lagos. He obtained his LL.B from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago-Iwoye.
“He had served as the General Manager, Legal Services/Company Secretary, Skyway Aviation Handling Company Ltd. and General Manager, Legal Services, Mac-Folly Hospitality Ltd., both subsidiaries of SIFAX Group),” he said.
