CITA Energies, a division of the CITA Group, specializes in delivering fuel energy solutions. With over 18 years of experience.
CITA Energies, a division of the CITA Group, specializes in delivering fuel energy solutions. With over 18 years of experience.
Dr. Thomas Ogungbangbe is the Chairman of CITA Energies and the pioneer Chairman of AFMAN - Aviation Fuel Marketers Association of Nigeria. He was a co-founder of Joint Users Hydrant Installation (JUHI-2) jointly owned by ASCON, CITA, ETERNAL, IBAFON, MASTERS ENERGY, TECHNO OIL and RAHAMANIYYA as the Vice Chairman.
Thomas is a scientist by training, holding a Bachelor and Masters from University of llorin and also a Masters of Philosophy and Doctoral degree in Marketing Strategy from Babcock University, Nigeria. His doctoral research work focused on Business Performance and Marketing Strategies of Domestic Airlines in Nigeria.
Thomas is a Jet fuel airfield inspector, of IATA certified rating. He has attended several international trainings on Jet fuel by El, ASTM, API & IATA. Thomas has attended leadership courses in University of Guadalajara, Mexico, Imperial College of Technology, Wye campus, Kent, UK and graduated as a Fellow of LEAD-Leadership on Environment and Development, UK. He also trained in Harvard Business School and an Alumni of Said Business School, University of Oxford, UK.
Prior to establishing CITA, Dr. Ogungbangbe was the General Manager, Aviation Business at MRS Oil & Gas, seconded to Chevron Oil Nigeria Plc, as Aviation Marketing Manager - West Africa and later promoted as the Group Aviation Manager -West & Central Africa, based in the Lagos office, where he was the focal point for all aviation fuel work for Corlay/MRS Gro. Dr. Ogungbangbe was a co-founder of SO Aviation (formerly Aviation Air & Land Services) during which period he was, Operations and Marketing Director at different times Prior to joining Sahara' SO Aviation, he had a brief stint as the Aviation Commercial Manager of National Oil & Chemical Marketing Plc (now Conoil Plc) in 2002 and later became the Aviation Operations Manager and Divisional Business Manager - of Conoil Aviation Service. He championed industry reforms on issues of Discharge by Meter and Loss Prevention.