Bamitele O. Erinle, a highly experienced Human Resource Practitioner with over 30 years of broad people and leadership skills became General Manager, Human Resources on 1st August 2023.
She is an exceptional Human Capital Management professional and a stickler for operationalizing efficiency, organizational growth and human capacity development.
Bamitele has held several positions in the oil and gas industry spanning Human Resource and Admin Services, Staff Training and Pension Administration, Supply Chain Management etc.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and Literary Studies, Diploma in Computer Studies and is an affiliate of the Nigeria Institute Of Management (NIM), the Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management (CIPM) and the Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Bamitele started her career as a Training Officer in Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company, a subsidiary of the then Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, now Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited in June, 1992.
In 1996, she was moved to the pensions department as Pension Officer. She was deployed to Lagos Zonal office as Human Resources Officer, from where she advanced to Supervisor, Admin Services and later Supervisor, HR in Lagos Zonal office. During this time, Bamitele worked to maintain industrial peace and harmony within the organisation.
In 2013, she moved to NAPIMS; another subsidiary of NNPC, as Deputy Manager, Career & Performance and later Deputy Manager, Manpower & Welfare.
Bamitele rose to Manager, Human Resources for NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS in October 2016 and was promoted to Executive Director Services in NNPC Trading Limited in October 2022.
As Executive Director, Business Services, Bamitele led the Business Services team to ensure safety of company assets, maximize Human Capital and implement policies and procedures to enhance administrative operations and supply chain management.