July 18, (THEWILL) – The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc (PHED) has appointed, Dr Benson Uwheru as it’s new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Until his appointment, he was a partner at Ernst and Young, a banking and capital market sector leader in West Africa.
He is also experienced in leadership, corporate governance, strategy, risk management and compliance.
Benson Uwheru replaced the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, Dr Henry Ajagbawa, who has been appointed to manage the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEHD).
According to a statement issued by the company’s Head of Corporate Communications, John Anonyai, the new development is sequel to the restructuring of five DisCos in Nigeria.
He added that a new board had been constituted for the Port harcourt Electricity Distribution (PHED), following the restructuring.
The new board members are Iboroma Akpana, Chairman of the Board, Emmanuel Okotete, Eyo Ekpo, Ismaila Shuaibu and Alex Okoh, who represents the Bureau for Public Enterprise (BPE,)
