Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC said it has appointed Mr. Basil Omiyi as its new group chairman.
Mr. Basil Omiyi succeeds Mr. Atedo Peterside after his retirement from the position.
He has held the position of chairman and managing director of Michael-Philips Nigeria Limited since 2011. Most of his career was at Royal Dutch Shell where he spend 40 years in various roles both in Nigeria and Europe, including Head of Production Technology, Chief Petroleum Engineer, managing director of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, and ultimately country chairman of Shell Companies, Nigeria.
Mr. Basil Omiyi has held a number of board memberships and senior advisory positions including as chairman of Greenacres Energy Limited, chairman of the Nigerian Upstream Industry Group, board member of the Nigerian Business Group of New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), board member of the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI), chairman of the Oil and Gas Commission of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), and member of the Presidential Advisory Council, amongst others.
In 2011, Mr. Basil Omiyi was awarded the National Honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger by the President of Nigeria for pioneering Nigerian leadership in the oil and gas sector.
Mr. Omiyi graduated with a B.Sc. in Chemistry in 1969 and a post-graduate diploma in Petroleum Technology in 1970 from the University of Ibadan.
