Samson Ezugworie

Samson Ezugworie leads operations at Seplat Energy and serves on its board as an executive director. His board appointment started on 1 July 2022. Before joining Seplat, he built a 25-year career at Shell through assignments in Nigeria and other markets, ending that period as general manager responsible for development and subsurface activities.

Alongside that Shell management position, Ezugworie held directorships at Shell Nigeria Business Operations, Shell Exploration & Production Africa and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria. His geology education was at the University of Nigeria in Nsukka. His professional activities include fellowship of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists and five years leading its Port Harcourt chapter. He also participated in the association’s advisory board during 2016 and 2017 and contributed to its election and anniversary committees.