Tony Attah

Tony Attah is a Nigerian engineer and business executive. He is the current managing director and chief executive officer of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited. He previously led Nigeria LNG Limited as managing director and chief executive officer from July 2016 until August 2021, and has held senior roles within Shell's global gas and upstream businesses.[1][2]

Education and career

Attah holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ibadan and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Benin.[3]

He started working at Sokoto Cement Company as a Maintenance and Operations Shift Supervisor. He later joined Royal Dutch Shell, as a Senior Projects Advisor in the Group Integrated Gas business and as managing director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company.[4]

In July 2016, Attah was appointed managing director and chief executive officer of Nigeria LNG Limited, a joint venture owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (49%), Shell Gas BV (25.6%), Total LNG Nigeria Ltd (15%) and Eni International (10.4%). He led the company until 30 August 2021, when he returned to Shell at the end of his five-year tenure.[5][6]

In March 2024, Attah became managing director and chief executive officer of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited.[3][7]

References

  1. ^ Chukwu, Ignatius (2021-03-31). "NLNG boss decries Nigeria's gas-rich but energy-poor status". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  2. ^ Anthony (2025-04-19). "'Over 800 million Africans have no access to cleaner energy'". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  3. ^ a b Oladipo, Oladehinde (2024-03-05). "Tony Attah: New CEO of Renaissance, acquirer of Shell Nigeria's $2.4bn onshore business". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  4. ^ "Tony Attah appointed as new NLNG chief executive". Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  5. ^ Nwafor (2021-07-09). "NLNG Board appoints new CEO as Tony Attah ends tenure in August". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  6. ^ https://independent.ng/nlng-explains-role-in-nigerias-economy/
  7. ^ Ese, Samuel (2025-05-23). "Renaissance Africa Energy shines at Nigerian content awards". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
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