Bamitale O. Erinle, a highly experienced Human Resource Practitioner with over 30 years of broad people and leadership skills, became General Human Resources Manager on 1st August 2023.
She is an exceptional Human Capital Management professional and a stickler for operationalizing efficiency, organizational growth and human capacity development.
Bamitale 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 a 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).
Bamitale started her career as a Training Officer at Kaduna Refining and
Petrochemical Company, a subsidiary of the then Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, now Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited in August 1992.
In 1996, she was moved to the Pensions Department as a Pension and Gratuity Officer. She was deployed to the Lagos Zonal office as a Human Resources Officer, from where she advanced to Supervisor, Admin Services and later Supervisor, HR in the Lagos Zonal office. During this time, Bamitale led high-performing teams and 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 Management.
Bamitale became Manager of Human Resources for NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS in October 2016 and was promoted to Executive Director of Services in NNPC Trading Limited in October 2022.
As Executive Director, Business Services, Bamitale led the Business Services team to ensure the safety of company assets, maximize Human Capital and implement policies and procedures to enhance administrative operations and supply chain management.