Company
Opec
Job Title
Secretary General
Speaker Bio
His Excellency Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo of Nigeria began his tenure as secretary general of OPEC in August 2016.
Over the years, Mr. Barkindo has worked in several key roles at OPEC. In 1986, he was appointed to Nigeria’s delegation to OPEC, and from 1993 to 2008 he served as Nigeria’s national representative on the organization’s Economic Commission Board. In 2006, he was acting OPEC secretary general, and represented Nigeria on OPEC’s board of governors from 2009 to 2010.
From 2009 to 2010, Mr. Barkindo was group managing director and C.E.O. of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Prior to that, was deputy managing director of Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas. Earlier in his career, he served as special assistant to former Nigerian minister of petroleum resources and OPEC secretary general Dr. Rilwanu Lukman.
Mr. Barkindo has also been leader of Nigeria’s technical delegation to the United Nations climate change negotiations since 1991. He served as chair of the Group of 77 and China at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC[eajm1] ) and was elected to serve three terms as vice president of the conference of the parties – COP13 in Bali, Indonesia, in 2007;, COP14 in Poznan, Poland, in 2008; and COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2009.
Over the years, Mr. Barkindo has worked in several key roles at OPEC. In 1986, he was appointed to Nigeria’s delegation to OPEC, and from 1993 to 2008 he served as Nigeria’s national representative on the organization’s Economic Commission Board. In 2006, he was acting OPEC secretary general, and represented Nigeria on OPEC’s board of governors from 2009 to 2010.
From 2009 to 2010, Mr. Barkindo was group managing director and C.E.O. of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Prior to that, was deputy managing director of Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas. Earlier in his career, he served as special assistant to former Nigerian minister of petroleum resources and OPEC secretary general Dr. Rilwanu Lukman.
Mr. Barkindo has also been leader of Nigeria’s technical delegation to the United Nations climate change negotiations since 1991. He served as chair of the Group of 77 and China at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC[eajm1] ) and was elected to serve three terms as vice president of the conference of the parties – COP13 in Bali, Indonesia, in 2007;, COP14 in Poznan, Poland, in 2008; and COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2009.
