Elohor Aiboni, the incoming, executive vice-president and country chair shell companies in Nigeria.
Shell Plc has named Aiboni, currently asset director at Brunei Shell Petroleum, as executive vice president and country chair for Nigeria, effective August 1, 2026. She succeeds Marno de Jong, who is leaving Shell after 34 years to pursue an opportunity elsewhere. The appointment makes Aiboni the first Nigerian, and the first woman, to hold the combined role overseeing all of Shell’s operations in Africa’s largest oil producer.
It’s a milestone moment for a company that has operated in Nigeria for more than six decades, and for an industry where senior leadership in the country has historically skewed toward expatriate executives.
Who is Elohor Aiboni
Aiboni brings 24 years of experience at Shell, with stints across Nigeria’s offshore, shallow-water, and onshore businesses, plus international postings in Kazakhstan and Brunei. She made her own piece of history
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