Dr. Yousef Elhemmali is Ola Energy’s new General Manager for Kenya, replacing Millicent Onyonyi.
In addition to his role as General Manager, Dr. Yousef is also the East Regional Business Officer, overseeing the operations of the OLA Energy affiliates in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda.
“I am excited to take over the new challenge of managing OLA Energy Kenya. I look forward to building on the great work and major milestones my predecessor Ms Millicent Onyonyi and the great team overseen here in Kenya,” says Dr. Yousef.
Dr. Yousef holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Ecole Supérieure Robert de Sorbon in France and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Applications Oils on Internal Combustion Engines from the Petroleum Institute of France and a Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Higher Institute of Industrial Technology in Tripoli, Libya.
Dr. Yousef, brings a wealth of experience in leadership, strategy, and structure in the field of fuels and lubricants sales and distribution, having spent over 30 years in management roles in the oil industry in various parts of Africa.
Dr. Yousef started his career at Zawiya Oil Refinery in Libya before joining Libya Oil, now OLA Energy, as the Deputy General Manager of Tunis. He has held the positions of General Manager at OLA Energy Tunis, OLA Energy Morocco, and most recently, OLA Energy Sudan Limited.
His appointment comes at a time when OLA Energy Kenya is implementing its expansion plans on the retail network and other initiatives to increase its overall market share in petroleum product sales.
In 2021, OLA Energy Kenya commissioned a state-of-the-art Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plant in Nairobi that is fully automated with superior leak detection systems to guarantee safety. OLA Energy Kenya reaffirms its commitment to clean and affordable energy with the new plant and other planned LPG infrastructure projects.
