Mohammed Barkindo |
His appointment didn’t come as a surprise to industry experts as Barkindo has been a major stakeholder in international oil politics for over a decade.
He was also the former special assistant to Late Rilwan Lukman, also a former secretary general of OPEC.
Apart from his rich history in oil and gas, The 56-year old also has experience in the banking sector and international trading companies.
He was appointed as the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in 2009.
He was however booted out of office by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2010 after which he returned to OPEC. Barkindo has an honourary doctorate degree of science from the Federal University of Technology Yola (FUTY).
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