With mastery in strategic HR management and organisational development, Uche Lotanna-Anajemba’s recent career at Seplat Energy Plc has been marked by driving expansion and profitability through people strategies. At Seplat Energy, their team has aligned HR activities with corporate policies, enhancing performance and supporting strategic asset management in the energy sector.
Uche is a seasoned human capital executive with over 24 years of multi-sector experience, specialising in strategy development, organisational transformation, and talent management. As the senior manager in the HR group at Seplat Energy Plc, she plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing the Seplat’s HR strategy to support its mission of becoming Africa’s leading energy supplier and driving the energy transition agenda. Her strategic leadership in diversity and inclusion has been instrumental in fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture at Seplat.
Throughout her career, Uche has successfully led HR transformations across energy, telecommunications, FMCG, and financial services, both in Nigeria and globally. Her expertise spans strategic HR planning, change management, and leadership development. She is a certified leadership coach under the John Maxwell Institute, a chartered member of CIPD, and a member of multiple professional bodies.
Her contributions to the field have earned her recognitions, including being named among the ‘50 Rising Women by the Africa Platform’ and receiving multiple awards for leadership in mentorship and social impact.
Lotanna-Anajemba runs a no-fee high-impact employability programme, classroom to boardroom (CR2BR), which equips young professionals with the skills needed to thrive in the workplace, directly supporting the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG8). She speaks, trains and coaches on a wide variety of topics to develop the human capital space and business.
Lotanna-Anajemba is passionate about finding long-lasting solutions to the ever increasing unemployment rates. According to her, the average age of graduation from Nigerian institutions of higher learning is 26, and an employee will get admission into university at 20, maybe lose a year or two due to prolonged strikes and graduate at 25.
“Then, there comes a compulsory gap year between graduation and NYSC. By the time the graduate is ready, you are competing for employment with previously employed workers who have lost their jobs due to economic downturn, recession or cost efficiency restructuring.” She stated.
For Uche, with an abundance of experienced workers losing their jobs and remaining unemployed or underemployed due to the devastating effect of recession and the economy, she submits that we have on our hands a national crisis with the potential to implode with far reaching economic and social impact.
