- Engr. Obioha Okoroafor is the Founder and Group Managing Director of the HOBARK Group, adjudged one of the fastest growing indigenous integrated Oilfield service group in sub-Saharan Africa
- Technical and Managerial roles with Schlumberger Anadrill across various countries
- BSc (Hons) degree in Power Electrical Engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. 1988.
- Fellow Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE), Member Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria (COREN), Member, Petroleum and Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Member, National Employers Consultative Forum (NECA)
- Over 25 years industry experience. Strong technical Drilling Engineering experience with IOCs (BP & Shell). Strong leadership, organisational and commercial skills with international experience working in Africa, Europe and the Americas. Extensive experience in leading and implementing change within a global organisation.
- Strong experience with leading organizational change working as Regional Bly Report Implementation Manager post BP Macondo incident
- Currently CEO of H-PTP Energy Services
- BSc. Chemical Engineering from the University of Benin, Nigeria
- Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers
- Has since 1989, worked in academia and industry in Nigeria and overseas. He joined the Oil & Gas industry since 2010 to date; developing, administering, and managing business and personnel across the various segments of the industry
- Currently Managing Director of Hobark Consultants Management Services – Nigeria’s foremost personnel management company.
- BSc. Physics, University of Ife, Nigeria ; PhD. Material Science, Universite Denis Diderot, Paris VII, Paris, France
- BSc. Mechanical Engineering for the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
- Chartered Physicist (CPhys), Chartered Engineer (CEng), Fellow of the Institute of Materials (FIMMM), Fellow Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC)
- Over 27 years industry experience. Strong technical Drilling Engineering experience with IOCs, NOCs and indigenous Companies (BP, Shell, BG, Saudi Aramco, Chevron, Addax, First E&P). Strong wells project planning and project delivery experience with a keen eye for value adding technology deployment.
- Strong experience with leading, mentoring and development of local expertise as well as working in difficult fiscal regimes to maximize profitability.
- BSc. Chemical Engineering from the University of Benin, Nigeria. MSc. Petroleum Engineering form Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh
- Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers and APEGA.
