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Dr. Bola Kalejaiye holds a First-Class BSc degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Lagos and earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, UK. He also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Energy Management from the University of Toronto, Canada.

With over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, Dr. Kalejaiye spent 18 years with ExxonMobil, where he led the execution of numerous multi-million dollar offshore and onshore projects encompassing oil, gas, power development, and marine infrastructure. He began his career in reservoir engineering, managing teams focused on optimising production from major fields in the Gulf of Guinea through activities including five drill wells, reservoir depletion, and reservoir surveillance planning and implementation. In Project Management, Design Engineering, and Development Planning roles, Dr. Kalejaiye led a variety of projects, including gas lift installations, slot additions, pipeline replacements, pigging facility upgrades, flare upgrades, material offloading facility installations, domestic gas supply projects, power distribution upgrades, flare elimination initiatives, farm-out tie-ins, and deepwater development. His final role at ExxonMobil Nigeria was as the Production Projects Manager, overseeing work programs totalling approximately $250 million annually for the Production Organisation, including platform repairs and restorations.

He is affiliated with several professional organisations, including the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, the Nigerian Society of Engineers, the Project Management Institute (Southern Alberta Chapter), and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). Additionally, he is a member of the Oxford and Cambridge Alumni Network Nigeria and a fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust.