Vivo Energy Ghana, the distributors and marketers of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, has appointed Mr Ebenezer Faulkner as its new Managing Director.
His appointment took effect from November 21, 2014, a released issued in Accra said.
Prior to his appointment, Mr Faulkner was the Head of Supply/Distribution for the Vivo Energy Group.
The release said he has 20 years of experience in the oil industry with a speciality in supply and distribution.
He first worked with ExxonMobil where he had over 14 years of experience in various senior positions including West Africa Operations Manager and General Manager in Gabon, Chad and Liberia.
“Mr Faulkner joined Shell in 2005 as Cluster Distribution Manager for Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso. He then became Cluster Distribution Manager for Senegal, Guinea, Mali and The Gambia”, it added.
In 2008, it said he was appointed Managing Director for Shell Senegal, a role he held for five years until he became Head of Distribution Vivo Energy in April 2013.
In August this year, Mr Faulkner combined this role with acting Managing Director, Vivo Energy Ghana.
The release quoted Mr Faulkner as saying that, “I am excited at the opportunity to return to Ghana and steward Vivo Energy operations in Ghana; and I look forward to working with the team and all stakeholders to further strengthen our business and grow our market leadership in the oil marketing industry”.