Shell Appoints Elohor Executive Vice President And Country Chair Nigeria, As Marno Bows Out After Six Years

<h4>Shell Appoints Elohor Executive Vice President And Country Chair Nigeria<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeri<&sol;a><&sol;strong>a reports that former Managing Director Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited &lpar;SNEPCo&rpar; Elohor Aiboni&comma; currently on assignment as Asset Director at Brunei Shell Petroleum&comma; has been named Executive Vice President and Country Chair Nigeria&comma; taking over from Marno de Jong who leaves Shell to pursue an opportunity elsewhere&comma; after a 34-year career with the Company&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Marno was appointed Senior Vice President Nigeria in 2020 and later became Executive Vice President in addition to the role of Country Chair&comma; overseeing all Shell’s operations in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Marno joined Shell in 1992 as a Project Engineer at the start of a career that has seen him serve across Project Delivery&comma; Engineering&comma; Commercial&comma; and Upstream Development in the United Kingdom&comma; Venezuela&comma; Nigeria&comma; Australia&comma; the United States&comma; the Netherlands&comma; Malaysia and Indonesia&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;35977" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-35977" style&equals;"width&colon; 279px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-35977" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;06&sol;image005-279x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Shell Appoints Elohor Executive Vice President And Country Chair Nigeria&comma; As Marno Bows Out After Six Years " width&equals;"279" height&equals;"300" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-35977" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"> <em><strong>Marno Bows Out After Six Years<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Under his leadership&comma; Nigeria’s flagship Bonga asset delivered strong performance&comma; sustaining high availability well above target&comma; while he has also been instrumental in advancing major key investment decisions&comma; including the HI offshore gas project and the Bonga North development&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Marno said&comma; <em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m grateful for the support I have enjoyed since my time in Nigeria which has enabled us to achieve progress on many fronts&period; I leave with fond memories of warm friendships and strong support from colleagues in Shell and our partners&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;35979" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-35979" style&equals;"width&colon; 234px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-35979" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;06&sol;Shell&lowbar;Helix&lowbar;Ultra&lowbar;4L&lowbar;&lowbar;87265-234x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Shell Appoints Elohor Executive Vice President And Country Chair Nigeria&comma; As Marno Bows Out After Six Years " width&equals;"234" height&equals;"300" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-35979" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em>Shell Helix <&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&&num;8220&semi;I’m confident that Shell operations in Nigeria will continue to deliver value and growth under Elohor&comma; given the strong leadership credentials she brings to the roles and wish Shell Nigeria every success&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Elohor is the first Nigerian to take up the combined role of Executive Vice President and Country Chair Nigeria&comma; bringing over 24 years’ experience within Shell across Nigeria’s offshore&comma; shallow water and onshore businesses with international assignments in Kazakhstan and Brunei&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Elohor became Managing Director of <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited &lpar;SNEPCo&rpar;<&sol;a><&sol;strong> in 2021&comma; the first female to hold the post&period; She led the deepwater business and associated investments in Nigeria with Bonga achieving the 1 billionth barrel of oil in 2023&period; She left for Brunei in 2024 where she oversees asset performance&comma; production&comma; and project delivery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Elohor said&colon; <em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m excited at the opportunity to continue to contribute to the efficient delivery of Shell’s business in Nigeria and thereby power progress in a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">country<&sol;a> we’ve been part of for more than 60 years&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Marno has led from his heart these six plus years&comma; sustaining operations and breaking new grounds in project delivery and growth&period; It’s a legacy I’m keen to build on with the support of colleagues and other stakeholders&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The new appointment takes effect August 1st&comma; 2026&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;26998" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-26998" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-26998" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;10&sol;Untitled-1-300x147&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Shell Appoints Elohor Executive Vice President And Country Chair Nigeria&comma; As Marno Bows Out After Six Years " width&equals;"300" height&equals;"147" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-26998" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Shell Production Company<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;