The Board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company Plc (“Kaduna Electric”) has appointed Engr. Yusuf Usman Yahaya the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Company .
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In a statement in Kaduna, the company says Yahaya has diverse public and private sector experiences and educational background in Petroleum and Gas Engineering from the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria, a Master of Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University, Scotland and is currently a fellow of Doctor of Philosophy.
His appointment follows the resignation of Engr. Garba Haruna who had led the Company since 2014
“He has received training in policy design and evaluation at Oxford University and Harvard University.”
“Until his appointment, the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer was an Expert Consultant with the USAID Nigerian Power Sector Program and Senior Advisor to the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency.
Before this time, he also led an energy advisory and projects company on investments and the development of proprietary and third-party frontrunner on- and off-grid thermal greenfield renewable projects.
“Previously, Engr. Yusuf Usman Yahaya was at various times strategic analyst and specialist at the General Electric Company, working within the Global Growth Organization on flag-planting and market development strategies on portfolio across Transportation, Power and Water, Healthcare, and Oil and Gas.
UMAR S PADA, KADUNA