WorldStage Newsonline– The Okomu Oil Company Plc announced the appointment of Mr Philippe Fabri and Dr Isabelle Chevalley as a non-executive director and independent non-executive director respectively with effect from 16 March, 2022, subject to ratification at the upcoming 42nd annual general meeting of the company.
In a notice at the Nigerian Exchange, the appointment is coming following the resignation of Dr Luc Boedt and Mr Philippe De Traux De Wardi from the board of the company from 2nd February 2022.
“The board thanked them for their invaluable contributions and assiduous efforts towards the development of the company,” the notice said
About Mr Fabri
Mr Fabri is a graduate of Boston University, Massachusetts. He is a specialist in Business Management and Finance. He worked at Petercam in Brussels, Belgium as an Equity Analyst in 2010, Ecologis in Brussels, Belgium as a Project Manger in 2011, Bollore Group in London, UK as a project manager in 2013, Socfin Group, Fribourg, Switzerland, as a Palm Oil and Rubber Trader in 2017, Financial Controller in 2020 and is currently a Chief Executive at Socfin Group, Frobourg, Switzerland.
About Dr Chevalley
Dr Chevalley has a Ph.D in Science with a specialization in Phytochemistry and Alimentary Chemistry from the University of Lausanne in 2000. She has over 20 years of experience in the field of renewable energies in Europe and Africa. She was the former President of the Swiss Wind Energy Association Suisse Eole and was a member organizing committee of the Swiss Renewable Energy Fair Energissima and Greentech in Fribourg. She has created several waste recycling centres in Africa (Comoros and Burkina Faso). She founded the Swiss-Africa Parliamentary group, which is committed to the country of West Africa within the NGO Nouvelle Planete. She also advises the speaker of the parliament of Burkina Faso and holds a diplomatic passport from the country.
