The Indorama-Eleme Petrochemicals and Fertilizer Company Limited has appointed a broadcast journalist, Justice Tiennebeso Bibiye, as its new head of Corporate Communications, following the retirement of its former spokesman, Dr. Jossy Nkwocha.
Nkwocha, also a journalist and former General Editor of Newswatch Magazine, who was retiring after 18 years in the service of the company, disclosed this yesterday during a guided tour of the facility’s plants at Eleme, Rivers State by selected journalists.
Nkwocha thanked journalists for their support throughout his tenure as Indorama spokesman, noting that he has never had a media crisis in his eighteen years of service. He called for continuous collaboration with the new head of the department.
He stated that the objective of the event was to thank the media for supporting him and urged them to extend the same support to his successor, Bibiye, whom he said would step into his shoes after he formally steps aside on May 31, 2025.
Also speaking at the event, Indorama managing director, Mr. Manish Mundra, eulogized Nkwocha for his meritorious services for 18 years, describing him as a thoroughbred communications professional, who has contributed immensely to the growth of the group.
Mundra, who was represented by the chief technical officer (CTO) of the company, Mr Sivadas Deepu, said it is rare to find a head of department in any organisation that turned the department to his image, saying Dr Nkwocha achieved the feat. He admitted that Dr Nkwocha left big shoes to be filled.
He advised Dr Nkwocha never to retire from his profession, rather “to re-tyre” his professionalism and move on to higher heights.
The Indorama boss also advised Bibiye to work hard to fit into the big shoes being left by Nkwocha, saying: “He may not be tall but his shoes are quite big.”
