Founder and CEO of GasInvest Limited

Dr. David Ige is Founder and CEO of GasInvest Limited. 

He has over 27-years oil and gas industry experience spanning both the private and public sector.  He has held various roles in the past including Group Executive Director – Gas & Power, at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Petroleum, Managing Director of the Gas Aggregation Company of Nigeria. Previously, David also worked as Petroleum Engineer with Shell International Petroleum Company (Netherlands, Scotland & Nigeria) and in Strategy consulting with Accenture UK, in London.   

Whilst in public service at the NNPC, David led the development and implementation of Nigeria’s first Gas Master Plan.  He also had the responsibility to drive NNPC’s gas and power business, including its’ LNG businesses.

Over the years, he has also held diverse Board Positions including member of the Board of NNPC, Chairman of the West African Gas Pipeline Company, Board member of the Brass LNG company, Chairman of the Nigerian Shipping and Manning Company (subsidiary of NLNG) and currently member of the Board of Frontier Oil Limited. 

David holds a First-Class BSc (Mech. Eng.) from the University of Lagos, PhD in Engineering from Cambridge University, UK and an MBA from University of Aberdeen, Scotland.  He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and a Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.