By Tejiri Ebikeme
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture, has won the 2014 edition of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) of Nigeria’s Human Resources (HR) Best Practice Awards in the Oil & Gas category and the Overall category.
According to CIPM, Chevron Nigeria received both awards as recognition of the company’s robust human resources practices and policies, and engagement of employees on HR related issues.
Mr. Deji Haastrup, General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs (PGPA) of Chevron Nigeria who received the award on behalf of CNL expressed the company’s appreciation for the recognition and award.
“We are delighted to receive both awards because CIPM and members of the adjudication panel thrive on excellence. For CIPM to assess us and adjudge our company’s human resources programmes as not only the best in the oil and gas industry but the overall best in the country is something to be proud of,” Mr. Haastrup stated.
The Chevron Nigeria PGPA General Manager commended CIPM for the recognition and the company’s Human Resources & Medical department for making CNL proud. “I thank CIPM for the honour and recognition, and our HR and Medical department for its excellent work which has brought us honour.”
The awards were presented to Mr. Haastrup by Mr. Victor Famuyibo, President and Chairman of CIPM Council during the institute’s 46th conference at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Tuesday, October 14, 2014.
CNL’s Director, Human Resources and Medical, Mrs. Ihuoma Onyearugha in her reaction described the conferment of the award as a “great moment for Chevron.” She added that “the recognition by CIPM reinforces the fact that Chevron is a great company – with good processes”.
The Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron companies in Nigeria, Mr. Clay Neff, applauded CIPM for the awards, which he said was an endorsement of the Human Energy driving the Chevron success story.
According to him, “People are the most important asset in Chevron and this recognition is reflected in the company’s vision to be the global energy company most admired for its people, partnership and performance”. Mr. Neff affirmed that, “the company invests in people and deploys human resources programmes to strengthen organizational capability and develop a talented workforce that gets results the right way.”
