Dr. Paul Bissohong has resigned from Mrs Oil Nigeria Plc as a Director. The company confirmed this in a notification to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).
Dr. Bissohong’s resignation took effect from Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
A look into Dr. Paul Bissohong: Dr. Paul Bissohong has served as a Non-Executive Director of Mrs Oil Nigeria Plc since January 1, 2016. He served as Managing Director and an Executive Director of the Company between December 5, 2012, and January 1, 2016.
He holds a degree in Electro-Mechanics from L’Universite de Yaounde (1980). He also holds a certificate as an Inspector of Telecommunication from the National Institute of Telecommunications, Evry – France and a Certified Lubrication Specialist from the Society of Tribologysts and Lubrication Engineers (Illinois Chicago – USA).
Dr. Bissohong started his career at the International Telecommunications of Cameroon Company (Intelcam) in 1981 and has worked in many organisations with varied training and professional experiences spanning a period of 32 years.
He joined Texaco Cameroon in 1987 and was seconded to Texaco Nigeria Limited in 1998, where he held various positions of increasing responsibility within the organization (Texaco – ChevronTexaco – Chevron West Africa) till 2008 when he was appointed Managing Director of Chevron Ivory Coast in Abidjan.
Following a change in management in March 2009, Bissohong was seconded to Mrs Group, to head the business development unit of Mrs Holdings Limited. He was appointed Managing Director of Mrs Oil Nigeria Plc, on December 5, 2012.
Dr. Bissohong is a Director on the Board of HAE (Hydro Alternative Energy) Miami, USA, and Chairman of the Corporate Capital Stewardship Committee of M R S Holdings Limited. Mr. Bissohong is a member of the Institute of Directors. He is Member of the Board Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee, Member of the Strategic and Finance Planning Committee, and Member of the Human Resources Committee of the Company.
About Mrs Oil Nigeria Plc: Headquartered in Lagos, MRS Oil Nigeria Plc is a Nigerian oil marketing firm which was incorporated in 1969. Its shares were listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1990.
The company is specialised in the merchandising of refined petroleum products such as Petroleum motor spirit (PMS), lubricants, and aviation kerosene, etc.
Mrs Oil Nigeria Plc traded N20.85 the last trading session of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).