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Your Choice for the SWN Corporate Lead

Elozino Olaniyan

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Elozino Olaniyan– SWN Corporate Lead Candidate

B.Eng in 1990 from the University of Benin (Chemical Engineering)

Professional member of the SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) since 1998.

Work Experience: 20 years experience in hydrocarbon project development and

execution.

Texaco Overseas (Nig) Pet. Co Ultd ;1992-2002

•Petroleum Engineer

Shell Nig. Exploration & Production Co; 2002-date

• Joined SNEPCo as a mature hire in 2002.

• Current role: Head, Technical Planning, SNEPCo.

My passion: Teaming up for Change.

“If we all widen our circles of influence, change is inevitable”

My SWN vision • Attraction and retention of a productive female workforce

• Enhance the professionalism initiative for all members of SWN

• Finalise and endorse the SWN charter

• Deepen the existing mentorship programme (2 way focus)

• Build on Best Practices

WHO AM I? 100% 9ja, 100% Woman,100% Professional

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My focus; making a difference and excelling in these 3 areas –Country, Gender and Profession.

COUNTRY:•My pet project „Daniels heritage‟ is a youth ministry which has a mission of building up young people

with excellence as a watch word. Interaction with the youths has been largely via public speaking

forums, mentoring sessions and a newsletter targeted at youth development. I am a co-promoter of

Collageo Communication Ltd Foundation (CCLF) which has a similar mission and I speak at their

leadership programmes and counselling sessions.

GENDER:•In 2002, I started the WCR (Women‟s chat room) only a few months of joining Shell, the weekly chat

room was focused on creating a cohesion point for women in Shell, Lagos. Our discussions covered

professionalism, personal development, time management etc. The Chat room was well accepted and

served as a forum for sharing best practices, networking and learning work based skills.

• In 2005, I was called to serve on the Lagos Crèche project. I worked with a team of exceptional

women on the initial Shell Lagos crèche committee till 2009 .

• I am not afraid to speak up on critical issues if it will result in change. I worked with the SWN in 2010

to present a case to the VPHR for service improvements by the HMO‟s, I have also been personally

involved in promoting annual medicals for women in my circle of influence.

•Its not been all work, I have initiated and Participated in many Work Life Balance focused projects. I

recommended, planned and executed the first ever SNEPCO children's party in 2006 with the support

of an excellent team of volunteers and the event was rated very successful, fun filled and great outing

for the whole family.

•In the technical space, I am known as a mentor for women on both soft and hard issues

•With all of the above, I am still 100% home focused and currently serve as an executive on the parent

body of BOTH schools (primary and secondary) which my children attend.

PROFESSION:•I take professional interest in the technical development of young engineers & interns. I volunteer my

time as a lecturer to support the G180 course (for petroleum engineers) when run locally.

•I support the HR function on a regular basis as an assessor during Shell Recruitment Days (SRDs)

•I write/contribute to technical papers which have been presented at local and international fora

MY WIDENING CIRCLES 100% 9ja, 100% Woman,100% Professional

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SWN was set up as a forum to engage the organization effectively on gender related issues. Its role is

to create an enabling environment for its members to develop professionally and become mentors to

the next generation. An excellent foundation has already been laid by previous SWN leaders and I ask

that you join hands with me to make that circle even wider.

My goals and vision for SWN as corporate lead is to put SWN back on the radar and revive its

relevance in SCiN as a network of both men and women. This objective will be achieved by:

1. Attraction and retention of a productive female workforce: •Partner with recruitment to engage and train SWN members as assessors to support

recruitment campaigns. This will serve the vision of promoting Shell as the company of first

choice for Nigerian females.

•Initiate „well being‟ programme for all Shell women; drive the culture of annual physical checks

2. Enhance the professionalism initiative for all members of SWN:•Track professional membership of all SWN members and create sub-teams that are aligned

with the identified membership needs. Work with leaders of these sub-teams to create

awareness and motivation for members to be fully active and visible in their professional

activities.

3. Finalise and endorse the SWN charter to provide firm guidelines for future SWN activities

•Engage steering committee, ex-co and executives to ratify the charter in 2013

4. Deepen the existing mentorship programme (2 way focus)•Work hand-in-hand with the location leads and HR to implement an improvement plan by which

an additional 30% of SWN members are in a mentoring relationship regardless of age and

position by the end of 2013. Focus will be on increasing the target to 90% in 2014.

5. Build on Best Practices•Ensure continuity of already established successful events e.g. Catch Them Young and the

ambassadorial programs

•Partner with the SWN executives and volunteers to ensure that a minimum of 2 lunch and learn

sessions a year are run by SWN across location

•Continue to work with Shell in corporate social responsibility programs. SWN will vote one

project per year per location where we will make personal commitments to positively impact the

women and youths of Nigeria as a group of individuals

MY SWN VISION: WIDENING THE

CIRCLE

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Perhaps you wonder why I have only 5 focus areas/promises. Experience

has taught me that to excel we need to:

1. Keep things Simple

2. Keep things SMART

3. Keep things in view. My 5 promises represent the 5 fingers on one

hand which will serve as a reminder on a daily basis. My second hand

will be free to work and serve in the capacity of the SWN corporate

lead.

I can promise what is within my sphere of influence, and I am

confident that with YOUR circle and mine, we can make the

desired step change and take SWN to the next level.

Thank You for choosing me as your SWN corporate lead

Elozino

MY PROMISE TO SWN: WIDENING THE CIRCLE

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1. When Do the Campaigns officially end?

Campaigns end on the 1st of November. All distribution of campaign material

must cease at that time or the candidate will be disqualified.

2. Do I need to register to vote?: YES, an email notification from the Electoral

Committee will advice when you can register. Please go to the weblink provided to

request your voters ID & PIN

3. How do I cast my vote?: voting will be electronic, the process will commence from

the 5th –6th of November, votes will be tracked live. All votes must be cast be

12midnight of the 6th by which time the website will close

4. What will invalidate my vote?

• You MUST cast your votes for all seven positions at once, failure to do so will

invalidate your vote.

5. How can I be reached?•By email Elozino.Olaniyan@shell.com

•Follow me on twitter https://twitter.com/Elozino_SWNLead

•Join my daily broadcast via live-meeting (12 -12.30) from Monday 29th Oct – Thursday

1st of November 2012. Sessions will be open and allow for 2 way communications

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