Victoria Sibeya has been appointed as managing director of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), effective 1 July.
Namcor announced the appointment on Wednesday, after media reports on Tuesday said her appointment had been approved by Cabinet.
“As Namibia enters a transformative era in its energy sector, the board is confident that her strategic and ethical leadership will strengthen Namcor’s role in advancing national energy security, commercial resilience and long-term value for all stakeholders,” Namcor spokesperson Utaara Hoveka says.
Sibeya joined the state oil company in 2006 and has been Namcor’s director of upstream exploration since 2019.
“Sibeya is no stranger to Namcor, having served the national oil company in different capacities from first female geoscientist to asset manager,” Hoveka says.
She will be Namcor’s sixth substantial managing director and takes over after short stints from several acting managing directors.
Sibeya takes over from Mtundeni Ndafyaalako, who has acted as managing director since 1 March.
