Osman Shahenshah

Chief Executive
Afren PLC

Mr Shahenshah has sixteen years of experience in private equity, project and structured finance, capital markets and developing public and private sector projects worldwide in the energy, infrastructure, telecommunications and process industries, with a primary focus on oil and gas.

His international career has included senior positions in the oil and gas finance groups of the International Finance Corporation (private sector arm of the World Bank) and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, in the investment banking group of the Italian institution Mediocredito Centrale, and at Taylor-DeJongh, an independent oil and gas financial advisory firm.

Mr Shahenshah has been actively involved in the African oil and gas sector for more than 15 years, advising companies such as Shell, Chevron, Total, ENI and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. He holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master's Degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor's Degree from Brown University.

Other people from Afren PLC

Adebayo Ayorinde
Technical Director, Afren Nigeria
Alan Hunt
Okoro-Setu Asset Manager
Andrew Olleveant
Head of EHSS
Bert Cooper
Founder and Advisor to the Board
Brian Ward
Member of International Advisory Board
Constantine Ogunbiyi
Associate Director Afren plc - Special Assistant to the Chairman & Director, Afren Nigeria
Daniel Sasegbon
General Counsel, Afren Nigeria
Darra Comyn
Group Finance Director
Deji West
Finance Director, Afren Nigeria
Egbert Imomoh
Non-Executive Chairman
Ennio Sganzerla
Member of International Advisory Board
Faiz Imam
Director, Afren Nigeria
Galib Virani
Head of Acquisitions and Investor Relations
Iain Wright
Technical Director
Jack McFarland
Director of Operations
Jane Barker
Group Head of Human Resources
Jeremy Whitlock
Financial Controller
John St. John
Strategic Financial Advisor
Koffi Adje
General Manager, Afren Côte d’Ivoire
Niall McCormack
Exploration Director
Osman Shahenshah
Chief Executive
Patrick Cherlet
Director of Operations
Peter Bingham
Non-Executive Director
Shahid Ullah
Chief Operating Officer
Shirin Johri
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Taiwo Olushina
Group Drilling Manager
Toby Hayward
Non-executive Director