Patricia Simon-Hart is the founder and Managing Director of Aftrac Limited, an ISO 9001:2015 certified oil and gas service company that has been in operation for over 20 years. She is also the Secretary to the Executive Board of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), a Council member for WEConnect International, a member of NCDMB’s NCCF for Women, and a co-founder and Vice President of Women in Energy Network. She has over 30 years of experience in Management, Public Policy and Administration. Patricia started her career in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, with leading IT and Telecommunications firms, Inlaks Computers (UNISYS) and MTS respectively. In 1998, after rising to senior management level, she set out to establish her own oil service company.
In 2009 she was called into public service, appointed Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development, to the Government of Rivers State (2009-2015).
Patricia returned to manage Aftrac in 2017 and continues to drive local content offerings to the oil and gas sector.
Patricia has a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard, Kennedy School of Government, a Bachelors Degree in Mathematics/Computer Science & Statistics, from the University of Port Harcourt, and is an alumnus of London Business School.
She has two daughters, enjoys playing golf, and is committed to a variety of Christian charity projects and programs.
PATRICIA SIMON-HART
Mobile: +234 8033070870
Email: p.simon-hart@aftrac.com
