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The Liberia Petroleum Refining Company is led by a strong Senior Management Team (SMT) with a rich mix of both oil and gas industry expertise. It successfully combines entrepreneurial and management skills with extensive financial, legal, and technical knowledge while fostering dedication to customers, along with high ethical standards as a driving force of the company’s development and growth. Our executives have a proven track record of leadership within high-growth companies and bring a unique blend of professional experience used to engage teams and drive success at the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company.

Mrs. Marie Urey Coleman, Managing Director.
The President of Liberia, HE. George Manneh Weah, in line with his constitutional duty has appointed a new Managing Director of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC).

Mrs. Marie Urey Coleman, a former Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Inspector General for the Liberian Foreign Service replaces Ms. Nyemadi D. Pearson who was recently nominated to the position of Acting Deputy Governor for Operations at the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL).

Stanley S. Ford is the Deputy Managing Director for Administration of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC).

Mr. Ford is a management, international trade and Human Resource professional with over 20 years of experience in organizational development, human resource development, public relations, marketing, business development, and international trade compliance.

Prior to joining the LPRC, Mr. Ford served as the Assistant Director, Corporate Affairs, Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia (FIU); Business Development Executive, Group Holdings, Liberia; International Trade Compliance Manager, Stratasys, Inc. Minnesota, USA; Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Liberia. He also served as a Human Resource consultant for several entities in Minnesota, USA.

Mr. Ford holds a Masters in Management with emphasis in Human Resources, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing from the National American University, U.S.A.

Mr. Ford holds membership to several local and international professional organizations to include the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), and Forum for International Trade Training (FITT), Society for International Affairs (SIA), International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA), and Chair of the Board, Association of Liberian Human Resource Professionals (ALHRP).

Wilhelmina C. Versini, Comptroller: is a self-Motivated individual with over fourteen years of result driven professional experience with vast knowledge of effective accounting management system processes that enhances strong support for transparency and accountability of financial transactions.

Prior to joining the LPRC family, she served the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the Republic of Liberia from January 2003 to February 2018 in separate capacities as Deputy Financial Comptroller and Financial Comptroller. As the financial team leader, she was a Strong pillar for the establishment of an effective accounting management system that yielded the proficient use of the National Budget appropriated to the MOE and other complementary financial support from donors and partners.

She has previously worked with the Budget Bureau of the Republic of Liberia as Staff Analyst and Principal Budget Analyst and has been seconded to many regional and sub-regional organizations by the Government of Liberia to include the West African Examination Council as board member.

She holds Master degree (MPA) in Public Administration from the Cuttington University Graduate School and a Bachelor Degree (BBA) in Public Administration from the University of Liberia.

Mrs.Versini has earned several certificates in Public Financial Management, Budget Formulation and Implementation, policy making and budgeting, Public Procurement from professional working groups in United States, Africa, Europe and Asia.