OLA Energy Kenya Limited has announced the appointment of Yousef Elhemmali as the incoming General Manager.
Yousef is currently the East Africa Regional Business Officer overseeing the operations of the OLA Energy affiliates of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda.
“I am excited to be taking over the new challenge of managing OLA Energy Kenya and I look forward to building on the great work and major milestones overseen by my predecessor Millicent Onyonyi and the great team here in Kenya,” said Yousef.
Yousef has a wide array of experience when it comes to leadership and strategy having spent over 30 years in management roles in the oil industry in various countries in Africa.
He began his career at Zawiya Oil Refinery in Libya now known as OLA Energy, serving as the Deputy General Manager. He has also served as the General Manager of OLA Energy Limited in Sudan.
Yousef holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Ecole Supérieure Robert de Sorbon in France, a Master’s degree in Mechanical Applications Oils on Internal Combustion Engines from the Petroleum Institute of France and a Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Higher Institute of Industrial Technology in Tripoli, Libya.
His appointment as the incoming General Manager comes at a period when the company is implementing its expansion on the retail network and other initiatives to increase overall market share in the petroleum product sales.