Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN) and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Ltd (EEPNL) have appointed Mr Udom Inoyo as Vice-Chairman of the board with effect from March 19.

Mr Oge Udeagha, Manager, Media and Communications of Exxonmobil, announced the appointment in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Lagos.

He said until his appointment, Inoyo was an Executive Director and in-country Human Resources Manager of MPN and EEPNL.

The manager also said Inoyo joined MPN in 1989, adding that after several Human Resources roles in Nigeria, USA and Belgium, was appointed Manager, Human Resources, Policies and Programmes in 2001.

Udeagha said Inoyo became the General Manager, External Affairs between 2002 and 2006, and, thereafter, the In-country HR Manager and elected into the Board of MPN as Executive Director in 2004.

Inoyo hails from Akwa Ibom and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science (1981) and LL.B in Law (1987) from the University of Calabar and was called to the Bar in 1988.

He is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School and Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona.

According to the manager, Inoyo is currently the President and Chairman of Council, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM). (NAN)