Frederick Asasa emerges as TotalEnergies’ Chief Financial Officer

By Uthman Salami

TotalEnergies EP Nigeria limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Frederick Asasa as Chief Financial Officer and member of the company’s Corporate Executive Committee (EXCOM) with effect from January 1st, 2022.

This announcement was contained in a press release received by Nigerian NewsDirect yesterday.

According to the statement, Mr. Asasa succeeded Mrs. Tai Oshisanya “who will retire from the Company at the end of March, 2022.”

The statement partly read, “Mr. Asasa brings to the position over three decades of extensive experience in finance.

“He joined TotalEnergies in 1999 as Head of Accounts and has since held several senior positions within the Company in Nigeria and at its headquarters in France. Until his appointment, Mr. Asasa was Finance Controller responsible for group financial reporting activities of affiliates in the North Sea, Russia and Continental Europe at TotalEnergies EP Headquarters in Paris, France.

“He had previously been seconded as Finance Controller at the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited and more recently as the General Manager, Deepwater Assets’ Finance, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited.

“With a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and an MBA, Mr Asasa is a Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (FCTI),” the statement said.