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Leye Falade
Managing Director & CEO, Nigeria LNG Limited · Director, Nigerian Economic Summit Group
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Leye Falade is an energy executive with nearly three decades of experience across LNG operations, commercial leadership, and governance. He now leads Nigeria LNG Limited and contributes to national economic dialogue through the Nigerian Economic Summit Group.
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Leye leads Nigeria LNG at a defining point for the company and the country’s gas sector. He brings nearly three decades of energy and LNG experience to the role, including international leadership at Brunei LNG before returning to Nigeria on 1 April 2026. His work centres on safe execution, disciplined governance, and turning Nigeria’s gas resources into stronger energy security and industrial growth. As a Director of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, he also contributes private-sector perspective to national economic dialogue. His leadership connects operational excellence with the longer-term institutions needed for durable development.
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