ExxonMobil appoints Shane Harris Chairman/MD in Nigeria
By Chukwuma Umeorah
ExxonMobil has announced Shane Harris as the new Chairman and Managing Director of its affiliates – Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited, and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria – in Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Manager, Media and Communications of Mobil Producing Nigeria, Ogechukwu Udeagha.
According to the statement, Harris was assuming the role of lead country manager, effective July 1, 2023 for ExxonMobil’s three affiliates in Nigeria due to Richard Laing’s retirement from the company after 33 years of service.
Prior to his appointment, Harris was the chairman and president of ExxonMobil Exploration and Production, Malaysia Incorporated.
In his reaction, Harris said, “It is a privilege to lead the ExxonMobil team in Nigeria and build on the work that Richard Laing has done over the last three years.
“I look forward to the work that lies ahead and continuing the company’s outstanding relationships.”
Since joining ExxonMobil in 1998, Harris has held a variety of leadership, engineering and business assignments in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Russia and the United States.
“In two of these previous assignments, he served as asset manager for Imperial Oil’s Kearl oil sands mining asset in northern Alberta, Canada, and as ExxonMobil’s global drilling technical manager in Houston.” The statement revealed.
