Our Team

Nicholas Onuoha Okoro is an investment banker and management expert with over 30 years of experience in capital raising, M&A, receivership, corporate restructuring, and company listings on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He played a key role in the Federal Government's privatization program starting in 1989 and has advised and led teams preparing key entities for privatization. A former Group Managing Director/CEO of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), he is now Vice-Chairman of Syrrus Africa Limited, offering consulting services in oil & gas, real estate, capital markets, and corporate restructuring. He holds a BSc and MBA from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the University of Lagos, and is an alumnus of Manchester Business School.

Gbenga is a certified Petroleum Geologist and oil and gas executive with 20 years of experience in exploration, development, and production. He has worked with numerous IOCs, indigenous, and state-owned companies, including roles at Baker Hughes Inteq, Petrobras, Devon Energy, and as Director/Country Manager at Sibinga Petroleum. He has supervised over 150 drilling campaigns in the Gulf of Guinea, GOM, Brazil, and Norway. Currently, he is an Oil & Gas/Energy & Power senior consultant and holds a BSc in Geology and an MBA. He is a board member of several international and local companies.

Mr. Paul Aneke received his economics degree from the University of Greenwich in 1979 and a postgraduate degree from the University of Surrey in 1980. He joined NNPC in 1982, working in economic research before earning an MSc from the London School of Economics on an EEC fellowship. He then joined NNPC's Corporate Planning Department and served on the Commercialization Team. Later, he was a foundation planning officer at NAPIMS, holding several leadership roles. An active member of various professional bodies, he is a Senior Executive Associate at Employee Energy Limited, responsible for business development in Oil & Gas/Power/Mining Training, and a regular facilitator for the Nigerian Institute of Management's training programs.

Samson has over 23 years of leadership experience in telecommunications and logistics. Known for his motivational management style, he excels in building high-performing sales and marketing teams and has extensive expertise in telecom management. Currently, he is the Director-West Africa for Clickatell, a US-based technology company. Previously, he was the Head of Value Added Services at Globacom, Nigeria's second-largest mobile operator, and the Country Manager/CEO of Buongiorno Nigeria. He also served as Regional Sales Manager at MTN Communications Nigeria Limited. Samson is a keynote speaker on VAS at Informa Conferences in Africa and the Middle East. He holds an MBA from the University of Leicester, UK, and is married with two children.