ExxonMobil appoints new managing director for Nigeria

ExxonMobil has named Shane Harris as chairman and managing director of its Nigeria unit.

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Mr Harris succeeds Richard Laing who’s retiring from the company after more than 30 years, the company announced on Monday.

Mr Harris previously led Exxon’s operation in Malaysia. He will oversee the company’s three affiliates in Nigeria, namely, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Ltd., and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Offshore.

“It is a privilege to lead the ExxonMobil team in Nigeria and build on the work that Richard Laing has done over the last three years,” said Mr Harris. “I look forward to the work that lies ahead and continuing the company’s outstanding relationships.”

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Mr Harris, an Australian, joined ExxonMobil in 1998 and held leadership, engineering and business roles in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Russia and the United States.

In two of these previous assignments, he served as asset manager for Imperial Oil’s Kearl oil sands mining asset in northern Alberta, Canada, and as ExxonMobil’s global drilling technical manager in Houston.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Newcastle, Australia.