Maikanti Baru Explained

Maikanti Baru
Office:	Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Term Start:	4 July 2016
Term End:	7 July 2019
Predecessor:	Ibe Kachikwu
Successor:	Mele Kyari
Office2:	Managing Director Carlson Services (UK) Limited
Term Start2:	7 December 2004
Term End2:	25 January 2007
Office3:	NNPC Chief Technical Negotiator West African Gas Pipeline project.
Term Start3:	July 1999
Term End3:	April 2004
Birth Date:	7 July 1959
Birth Place:	Misau, Bauchi State
Education:	Ahmadu Bello University University of Sussex

Maikanti Kachalla Baru (7 July 1959 – 29 May 2020) was a Nigerian engineer, crude oil marketer and the 18th Group Managing Director of the Nigeria's state oil firm, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). He served in the position from July 2016 to July 2019 and had previously served as the Group General Manager (GGM) of National Petroleum Investment Management Services.^[1] Baru was a fellow of Nigerian Society of Engineers and Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers.^[2]

Early life and education

Baru was born in July 1959 in Misau, Bauchi State.^[3] He attended Federal Government College, Jos for his secondary education where he graduated in 1978.^[4] He obtained his bachelor of engineering degree from Ahmadu Bello University in 1982 and a doctorate in Computer Aided Engineering from the University of Sussex.^{[1] [5]}

Career and death

Baru worked with the Jos Steel Rolling Company for three years from 1988 before he left to join the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in 1991 as an Engineering Manager.^[6] He held various positions within the organization including general manager, Gas Development Division from 1997 to 1999 and briefly as executive director, operations Nigeria Gas Company (NGC) in 1999.^[7] From 1999 to 2004, he served as the Chief Technical Negotiator on the West African Gas Pipeline project.^[8] He was also a GGM, National Petroleum Investment Management Services.^[9] He once served as GGM, Liquefied Natural Gas.^[10]

Baru was appointed as the 18th Group Managing Director of NNPC, on 4 July 2016.^[11]

On reaching the statutory age of 60, he retired on 7 July 2019 and was succeeded by Mele Kyari.^[12]

Baru died on Friday, 29 May 2020 from COVID-19.^{[13] [14] [15]}

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 10 things to know about new NNPC GMD, Maikanti Kacalla Baru . Premium Times . 25 July 2019.
2. Web site: Dr. Maikanti Baru . CSR-in-Action . 25 July 2019.
3. Web site: BARU, Dr Maikanti Kacalla. Martins. Ameh. 2019-07-08. Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. en-US. 2020-05-29.
4. Web site: Dr Maikanti Baru . CWC - Nigeria Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition . 30 May 2020.
5. Web site: Maikanti Kacalla Baru . African Refiners Association . 25 July 2019 . 25 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190725084956/https://afrra.org/en/speakers/dr-maikanti-kacalla-baru . dead .
6. Web site: African Refiners Association. African Refiners Association. 2020-05-29.
7. Web site: Profile: Maikanti Kacalla Baru . Nigerian Academy of Engineering . 25 July 2019.
8. Web site: BIOGRAPHY: 10 things to know about new NNPC GMD, Maikanti Kacalla Baru - Premium Times Nigeria. Emmanuel. Ogala. 2016-07-04. en-GB. 2020-05-29.
9. Web site: NNPC Shake-Up: New Senior Management Appointed Petroleum Africa. 9 July 2019 . 2020-05-29.
10. Web site: Profile Of New NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru. 2016-07-05. Abusidiqu. en-US. 2020-05-29.
11. Web site: Buhari appoints Baru NNPC GMD . Vanguard . 25 July 2019.
12. Web site: Buhari appoints Mele Kyari as new NNPC GMD, seven COOs . 20 June 2019 . Daily Trust . 25 July 2019.
13. Web site: Revealed: Ex-NNPC GMD, Baru, died of COVID-19 . 30 May 2020 .
14. Web site: Ex-NNPC GMD Maikanti Baru is dead . Premium Times . 30 May 2020.
15. Web site: Maikanti Baru, former NNPC GMD, is dead . 30 May 2020 . The Cable . 30 May 2020.