Biography

Dr. Gregory Ero was born on 1 July 1947. He is a graduate of the University of Ibadan with a BSc (Honours) in Chemistry. He attended Imperial College, London, where he obtained an MSc and DIC in Petroleum Engineering, and he obtained a DMS from Templeton College, University of Oxford. He furthered his studies at the Graduate School of Business, University of Columbia, New York and the Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland.

He began his career as a petroleum engineer in the Lagos office of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, and thereafter, was posted as Head, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Warri. He spent much of his career in the public service, where he served in many capacities, spanning three decades in the petroleum industry at NNPC. He has held many positions, including CEO/Group General Manager of NAPIMS-NNPC; Managing Director, National Engineering and Technical Company (NETCO) – a joint venture owned by NNPC and Betchel of the US and several executive positions in NNPC.

Dr. Gregory Ero is a Fellow of many professional bodies and Fellow, Institute of Directors of Great Britain. He is presently the Chairman/CEO of Arkleen Oil and Gas Ltd and Chairman, Cardinal Drilling Company Ltd, among others.

He joined the Board of FCMB Group Plc on 23 December 2013.