Sola Adebawo leads External Relations at Heritage
Sopuruchi Onwuka
Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (HEOSL) has announced appointment of Rev Sola Adebawo as its new General Manager in charge of Government, Joint Venture and External Relations.
The appointment took effect from November 1, the company said in a media statement.
The Oracle Today reports that HEOSL is a subsidiary of Heritage Oil Limited, a Jersey-headquartered international oil and gas company. In Nigeria, HEOSL operates the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 30 which is a Joint Venture between Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (a subsidiary of NNPC) and Shoreline Natural Resources Limited (SNRL).
Mr. Adebawo is a business leader with profound public affairs and reputation management expertise as well as 25 years’ oil and gas industry experience in stakeholder management, public relations, issues/crisis management, brand management, strategic communication, corporate social responsibility and business strategy.
Prior to his appointment, Sola was the Manager, Communications for Chevron in Nigeria and Mid-Africa.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria; a Master’s degree in Media and Communication from the Pan Atlantic University, Lagos Nigeria and is currently a doctoral researcher focused on strategic communication and stakeholder management.
In his role, Mr. Adebawo is responsible for managing the relationship with all HEOSL’s external stakeholders.
According to the Chief Executive Officer of HEOSL, Mr. Naeem-Atiq Sadiq, “Mr. Adebawo’s appointment is part of the ongoing strategy to reposition the company in the external relations realm and the emerging business climate in the new regulatory environment”.
