Schneider Electric, a digital transformation, energy management and automation company has announced the appointment of Ajibola Akindele as its general manager process automation, sub-Saharan Africa.
With over twenty year’s wealth of experience in the energy sectors, the newly appointed general manager has been actively involved in numerous oil & gas and power projects across West Africa over the past ten years.
According to the Company, he is expected to lead the overall strategic business growth of Schneider Electric Process Automation in Sub-Saharan Africa through the on-going expansion initiative of the company in Africa.
In his response, Akindele appreciated Schneider Electric for finding him worthy of the appointment, he promised to place on the front burner the company’s mandate of driving business growth and local content in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“The whole idea is to increase our footprint across Africa. This would help drive growth across African countries. We intend to make Nigeria the hub for Process Automation, where we will service other countries,” Akindele said.
Akindele, a renowned authority in the areas of automation and electrification in West Africa has played a significant role in discussions to help guide government strategies and policies across Africa.
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“We will be hiring in specific countries to cover various regions across Africa. We will collaborate with more companies in Nigeria and help build the capacity of our young people by developing the right skill set in Africa at large,” he said.
Prior to his appointment, Akindele was the general manager, process automation, Schneider Electric West Africa. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Lagos and a Master’s in Business Administration from the Vanderbilt University.
As part of its efforts towards enshrining Local Content in Nigeria, Schneider Electric has also acquired the Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate (Category A) and committed towards developing local capacity through regular training of its indigenous members of staff.
Schneider Electric has also created a JAMB centre and Process Automation training centre in Bonny Kingdom to be commissioned this year as key drivers of capacity building and sustainability initiatives.
