Vanguard News NDEP appoints Falade as new CEO On Kindly Share This Story: Niger Delta Exploration & Production Plc, a foremost Independent, Integrated Energy Company in Nigeria, has announced the appointment of Mr. Adegbite (Gbite) Falade as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Falade joins NDEP with 25 years of impactful and extensive experience across multiple sectors and continents in the energy sector. He succeeds the pioneer Managing Director, Dr. Layi Fatona, who in an interim position, had supported the running of the affairs of the company since October 2019. A First Class (B.S.c) graduate (1995) of Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the University of Ibadan, he also holds an MBA from Warwick Business School, Coventry, in the United Kingdom. Gbite has in the past 14 years served in various Senior Executive positions in the Oil & Gas, Power and Services sectors, with responsibilities for Engineering, Operations, Project Execution, Commercial, Client & Stakeholder Management, Strategy and Enterprise Development.