Gasol plc, the West African energy development company, announced the appointment of Fassiné Fofana as Non-Executive Director.
Fassiné Fofana, 62, has considerable experience in the mining and oil and gas industries. From 1994 to 2000, Fassiné was Minister of Mining & Energy for the Government of the Republic of Guinea, where he was responsible for setting Government policy and strategy for the mining industry, prior to which he was the Secretary General for the Central Bank of Guinea.
Fassiné has also worked as the Alternate Governor for the African Development Bank and has been Director of several companies seeking to develop projects, mainly aluminium, in Africa. Fassiné is currently Chief Executive Officer of Africa Geothermal Limited, a company developing power from geothermal energy in the Rift Valley in East Africa and Executive Chairman of Kakande Alumina Company Limited, engaged in bauxite and aluminium projects in Guinea, West Africa.
Commenting on the appointment, Cornelia Meyer, Chairman , said:
“We are very pleased that Fassiné will be joining Gasol and I look forward to working with him. He will be a great asset to the Company and we look forward to reaping the benefits of his extensive experience.”
[mappress] LNG World News Staff, May 1, 2013