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This oil and gas billionaire has plotted his exit

Onome Ohwovoriole by Onome Ohwovoriole
December 14, 2018
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Seplat Petroleum

Austin Avuru MD/CEO, Seplat Petroleum

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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Seplat Petroleum Development Company (commonly known as Seplat), Austin Avuru, seems to be planning ahead of his retirement. In an interview with Thisday Style Magazine, the oil and gas billionaire touched on several issues, including his plans post-retirement, and advice for those interested in entering his industry. Here are a few excerpts from the interview:

On retirement 

In response to a question on his planned retirement he responded:

“By God’s grace, I will retire around my 62nd birthday.”

Avuru turned 60 in August, and was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Seplat Petroleum on May 1, 2010. He could thus be waiting to mark 10 years on the saddle, before stepping down.

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Prior to this, in 2002, Avuru established Platform Petroleum Limited and held the role of Managing Director until 2010, when Platform Petroleum Limited merged with A.B.C Orjiako’s Shebah Petroleum Development Company to become Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc.

Post–retirement 

Avuru also gave hints on what he plans to do post-retirement, toeing a path by other billionaires such as Aigboje Aig Imoukhuede and Tony Elumelu.

“I will manage a small investment company, focusing on oil and gas upstream, real estate, capital market investment and agriculture.”

Advice for those interested in oil and gas 

In his view:

“I would say, hard work, humility and integrity, (plus a good dose of God’s grace) will always, ultimately produce results.”

A word for the youths

Avuru also gives advice on what the youth of today should be doing.

“The youths of today have to seize the future from the current breed of failed leaders. The future belongs to them.”

Avuru has a total of 75,362,658 shares in the company. At yesterday’s closing price of N540 per share, his holdings are valued at N40.6 billion, thus maintaining his spot as the richest oil and gas billionaire on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

 

 


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Onome Ohwovoriole

Onome Ohwovoriole

Onome Ohwovoriole has a degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Benin and prior to joining Nairametrics in December 2016 as Lead Analyst had stints in Publishing, Automobile Services, Entertainment and Leadership Training. He covers companies in the Nigerian corporate space, especially those listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). He also has a keen interest in new frontiers like Cryptocurrencies and Fintech. In his spare time, he loves to read books on finance, fiction as well as keep up with happenings in the world of international diplomacy. You can contact him via onome.ohwovoriole@nairametrics.com

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