By Iddi Yire
Accra, Feb 13, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has re-assigned Mr Edward Abambire Bawa to GOIL as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
A source at the Presidency told the Ghana News Agency that his reassignment from Acting CEO of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to CEO of GOIL Group, takes immediate effect.
It would be recalled that the President last month appointed Mr Bawa as the Acting CEO of GNPC.
Mr Bawa is a former Member of Parliament MP for Bongo.
In Parliament, he was a member of the Committees on Mines and Energy and Communications, where he played a key role in Ghana’s energy reforms.
He holds a Bachelor of Education in Chemistry from the University of Cape Coast and a Master of Business Administration in Business Finance from the University of Liverpool.
His experience also includes serving as a Communications Consultant for the World Bank Oil and Gas Capacity Building Project at the Ministry of Energy, where he led stakeholder engagement and public advocacy for critical energy initiatives.
Mr Bawa is certified in petroleum revenue management, upstream agreements, and energy commercialization.
His leadership extends beyond government, with technical and advisory roles on various energy committees and task forces.
GOIL PLC (GOIL) succeeded the marketing outfit of AGIP PETROLI, which was established in Ghana in June 1960.
In 1974, the Government of Ghana acquired 100 per cent shares and changed the Company’s name to Ghana Oil Company Limited.
GOIL was listed on The Ghana Stock Exchange in 2007.
The Company’s name changed to GOIL Company Limited in 2019, and later to GOIL PLC in 2021.
This is to reflect GOIL’s listed status as well as growth and expansion activities in the petroleum and other allied sectors.
The Company has a nine-member Board of Directors, and a Management team headed by the Group CEO and Managing Director.
GNA