Nigeria: New Shell boss

Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed the appointment of Osagie Okunbor as managing director of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, with effect from 1 March. He will replace Mutiu Sunmonu, who is retiring. Okunbor, who will also serve as country chair of Shell companies in Nigeria, is presently a senior adviser for Shell’s upstream international operations business in The Hague, and has previously worked as vice-president human resources for Shell Upstream’s business in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as vice-president infrastructure & logistics at Shell Nigeria.