Ghana’s premier refinery, Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), is likely to name Jerry Kofi Hinson as its new Managing Director after barely eight months of being without a Managing Director.
Jerry Hinson, who is an executive director for Minecon, responsible for the oil and gas business unit, is being pencilled for the TOR MD post, energynewsafrica.com sources have revealed.
It would be recalled that Edward Boateng was reportedly appointed as the Managing Director of TOR after the then Managing Director, Francis Boateng, and his deputy, Ato Morrison, were dismissed by the Government of Ghana.
However, his appointment turned out to be false as this portal’s sources indicated that the supposed appointment was done on the blind side of His Excellency President Akufo-Addo.
The refinery is currently being managed by a three-member Interim Management Committee (IMC) Chaired by Ing. Norbert Anku.
Last week, a list of the new board members who are yet to be sworn into office was dropped on social media and published on several online portals including this portal.
This has since sparked anger among the staff of the refinery with some casting doubt about the possibility of TOR being revived.
Some of the workers have been making appeals to President Akufo-Addo to rope in the three-member Interim Management Committee since they have demonstrated capacity to turn around the refinery.
While all ears are waiting to hear the announcement of the new Managing Director of TOR, it is the hope of this portal that the new leadership would eschew corruption and bad practices and put the interest of the nation at heart.
Profile of Jerry Kofi Hinson
Jerry holds a BSc. Degree in Physics from KNUST; and MSc. Degree in Computer Science from the University of London.
Mr Jerry previously worked as a Petroleum Engineer with Royal Dutch Shell in both onshore and offshore environments.
With an international career spanning over 26 years, Mr Jerry held various Petroleum Engineering and Technical Management roles in Shell companies operating in the UK North Sea, Onshore Nigeria, Deep Offshore Nigeria and Shallow Offshore Cameroun.
He has a demonstrable track record in delivering large CAPEX projects in Onshore and Deep-Offshore environments, including Bonga, Soku and Shearwater Fields; and has good exposure to the UK and West Africa business environment, including regulatory and commercial elements. Mr Jerry has a wealth of expertise in Technical/Commercial Evaluation, Business Planning, Project Management, Asset Development, as well as Coaching & Development of Petroleum Engineering staff.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com