Namcor’s executive for upstream exploration, Victoria Sibeya, was named among Africa’s 50 most inspirational female energy executives at the Africa Oil Week in October.
Sibeya’s role entails leading the Upstream Exploration team to grow Namcor’s hydrocarbon exploration portfolio by developing business opportunities aligned with the company strategy.
She is a geologist and holds a Master’s degree in geology from the University of Namibia with research titled Petroleum System Analysis and Seismic Study of the Orange Basin.
Sibeya serves as a secretary at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists for Africa Region.
She is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Petrofund and a chairperson of the mining and quarrying, construction, electricity, gas, water supply and sanitation industry skills committee, Namibia Training Authority.
She also previously served as a vice president of the Geological Council of Namibia.
Before joining Namcor, Sibeya worked for the mines ministry as a Geoscientist in the mining department.
