Leadership Team

PARIA’s Leadership Team is led by a General Manager and is structured into eleven (11) departments, namely:

  • Commercial
  • Terminal Operations
  • Technical and Maintenance
  • Human Resources
  • Finance and Corporate
  • Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (“HSEQ”)
  • Security
  • Legal/Secretariat
  • Corporate Communications
  • Internal Audit
  • Procurement

    • General Manager Office

    · The General Manager is responsible for setting the strategic direction of PARIA and delivering consistent operational and financial performance relative to the trading and terminal operations through a relentless focus on values, safety and environment, reliability, quality, delivery, margin optimization and cost. All department heads report directly to the General Manager. The General Manager has administrative responsibility for the Internal Auditor but this position reports functionally to the Board.

    Departments

    Commercial

    This department is headed by a Commercial Manager and is responsible for commercial optimization of asset, schedule and product trade in a competitive global marketplace through diligent monitoring of market trends, harnessing of market intelligence and successful management of customer relations to ensure maximum profit to the company through judicious optimization of trading margin and product volume movement and new business activities.

    Terminal Operations Manager

    The Terminal Operations department is headed by a Terminal Operations Manager and is responsible for planning, coordinating and executing terminalling operations in a cost-efficient manner in compliance with accepted standards and regulations.

    Technical and Maintenance

    The Technical and Maintenance department is headed by a Technical and Maintenance Manager and is responsible for directing the services of general engineering and central maintenance to the terminal operations in compliance with engineering, safety and regulatory standards consistent with the business plan for the terminal.

    Health Safety Environment and Quality (HSEQ)

    This department has a HSEQ Lead with the responsibility to drive the design, implementation and communication of all health, safety and environmental programs and quality management. The Lead is responsible for developing and providing technical and administrative direction on all HSEQ decisions which bear a critical importance to overall Company objectives, operations and profitability.

    Security

    This department is headed by a Security Lead with the responsibility of leading the corporate security team in providing a safe and secure working environment, ensuring protective measures are in place to reduce potential risk and threats to Company personnel and assets in keeping with statutory obligations and Company’s policies and procedures.

    Legal / Secretariat

    This Department is headed by a Senior Legal Counsel / Corporate Secretary with the responsibility to advise the Board and General Manager on all corporate governance matters and to provide legal services, representation and support to reduce risk/exposure to stakeholders in accordance with regulatory, statutory, global best practices and ethical standards.

    Corporate Communications

    The Communications Lead is responsible for developing, leading and executing a robust communications strategy and plan that promotes, manages and protects the reputation of the Company and is aligned to its brand across its wide stakeholders consistent with its culture, values and beliefs. To manage the reputation of the Company, with responsibility for all internal and external communications.

    Internal Audit

    The Internal Audit (IA) activity provides management and the Board with independent and objective assurance and consulting services.   IA’s mission includes bringing innovation, expertise, empowerment, passion, and agility to audit assignments and provide demonstrable value to the company.  This will be achieved through a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management and control processes at PARIA. 

    Finance and Corporate

    This department is headed by a Finance and Corporate Lead and is responsible for planning, implementation and controls of all financial and commercial (Finance, ICT) activities in accordance with relevant statutory requirements and best practice to enable productive, cost-effective and high-quality services

    Human resources

    This department is headed by a Human Resource Business Partner and is responsible for ensuring the cost-effective delivery of a full suite of human capital services that are aligned with company policies and guidelines and are compliant with legal and fiscal regulations.

    Procurement

    This Department is headed by a Supply Chain Lead who is the Named Procurement Officer with the responsibility to lead the Procurement team in the planning, implementation and control of activities related to the procurement of goods, services and works; and the retention and disposal of public property; in a manner that promotes accountability, transparency, integrity, and value for money in accordance with regulatory and statutory requirements, Company policies and procedures, and global best practice.