Mr. Lerapan ole Morintat is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil Corporation of Kenya. He is responsible for spearheading the Corporation's business strategy and operational excellence as the Corporation embarks on a 15 year transformational strategic plan. Leparan Gideon Morintat is the CEO & MD of the National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOC Kenya) Mr. Leparan Gideon ole Morintat joined the National Oil Corporation of Kenya, the state-owned Oil & Gas company as CEO & MD in March 2020. Prior to joining the Corporation, Leparan was d. Light SOLAR’s Country Manager for Ethiopia and Horn of Africa where he managed the renewable energy company operations in Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, South Sudan, and Eritrea. He has more than 17 years of leadership and management experience in Oil & Gas, Energy, Infrastructure projects development, and ICT industries gained in leading multinational companies among them MultiChoice Africa where he served as the Regional Franchises & Agencies Manager East Africa & the Indian Ocean Islands; Mitsui & Co. Ltd, where he lead the Energy & Infrastructure Projects Development business units for the Japanese global conglomerate in Eastern Africa; the Royal Dutch Shell Group where he served in various mid-level management roles; and Equity Bank Group. Leparan holds an MBA in Strategic Management from United States International University (USIU-Africa) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) Degree from Daystar University. Mr Morintat sits on the board of the Petroleum Institute of East Africa (PIEA) and is a member of the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM), the Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK), the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) and Kenya Oil & Gas Association (KOGA).