Savannah Energy Plc has confirmed the appointment of Kehinde Ogunwumiju, 43 years old, as a Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect. He has no shareholding in the company.
Commenting on the appointment, the Non-Executive Chair of Savannah, Joseph Pagop Noupoué, said: “I am delighted to welcome Kehinde to the Board. He is an internationally respected legal professional with a proven track record of supporting dynamic, high growth organisations such as Savannah. I believe his expertise will be instrumental as the Company continues to execute its growth strategy across Africa.”
Reacting to his appointment, Ogunwumiju said: “I am pleased to be joining Savannah at this important stage in its growth and look forward to applying my experience in this role. I am excited to work with the Board and executive management team as the Company pursues its ambitious and wide-ranging objectives.”
Ogunwumiju, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), is the Managing Partner at Afe Babalola & Co, a leading African law firm. His practice has seen him successfully represent the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in over 100 disputes and the Federal Republic of Nigeria in multiple international disputes, including against a near $5 billion claim at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) in Washington DC. He has worked on many Nigerian and international arbitrations.
He sits as director on several boards in the past five years, including but not limited to Abuad Management Company Ltd; Adga Investment Nig Ltd; Afe Babalola & Co.; Bita Exploration and Production Limited; Curlew Express Limited; Enerymix Nigeria Ltd.; Enerymix Nigeria Ltd and Lumen Energy Limited among others.
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