Mr. Clement Isong retired from the TotalEnergies Group in June 2017, after 29 years of service, having held the position of Deputy Vice President for Southern Africa. In October 2017, he joined the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) as Chief Operating Officer. He later assumed the role of Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer in April 2018, and by November 2020, he was appointed to the MEMAN Board of Trustees.
From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Isong was based in Johannesburg, where his responsibilities as Deputy Vice President for the TotalEnergies Group involved the strategic development of affiliates across Southern Africa. In this capacity, he served as a vital link between the Head Office in Paris and Total’s downstream affiliates in Southern Africa, including operations in South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.
Between 2009 and 2013, while based in Paris as Head of Sustainable Development for the Africa Middle East Division, Mr. Isong oversaw the TotalEnergies Group’s sustainable development initiatives across 54 countries in the region. Prior to this, from 2006 to 2009, he led Total Malawi as Managing Director, where he successfully facilitated the acquisition and integration of Mobil Malawi into Total Malawi. During this period, he also served as Chairman of Petroleum Importers Limited, working closely with the Government of Malawi to reform the country’s petroleum import system.
Throughout his tenure at Total Nigeria (now TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc), Mr. Isong held various strategic roles, including General Manager of Administration, General Manager of Strategy, Regional Manager for the Midwestern Region, and Company Secretary/Legal Adviser.
As Executive Secretary and CEO of MEMAN, Mr. Isong is responsible for leading the association’s engagement with government and key stakeholders, with the goal of building and institutionalizing a sustainable energy downstream industry in Nigeria. He is driven by a strong commitment to implementing sustainable systems and business models that foster the development and growth of the downstream oil industry in both Nigeria and Africa as a whole.