Management

Alhaji Yakubu Ado Wanka - Chairman

Former Board Member of First Bank of Nigeria (leading FI in Nigeria formed in 1894)
Former Chairman of the Nigeria and Sao Tome Joint Development Authority (Cross Border Deep Water Exploration Tract)
BSc Chemical Engineering and MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria

Circa 30 years Technical experience from Shell and 3 years with Baker Hughes
Accomplished oil and gas engineering and project management executive with significant experience in offshore project delivery
MBA Cranfield University UK and B.Eng. (Hons) in Civil Engineering from University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Founder and former Technical Director of Pillar Oil, a Nigerian marginal field oil producer
Started career with Shell as Petroleum Geologist and worked with Statoil in Norway and Sapetro (Deep Water player) in Nigeria
Founder of Energy and Mineral Resources Consultancy Company
Former Vice President of Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists
MSc Univeristy of Hull, UK

CEO for Energy and Mineral Resources (www.emrng.com).
Niger Delta Geoscience expert having coordinated technical teams in making significant discoveries
Diverse international experience with Shell, Schlumberger and PSI
Founding Geology and Geophysics Manager with Afren Nigeria
MSc from University of Ife, Nigeria

Asset Manager, Field Development Manager and Engineer with 39 years of Operator and Non Operator experience in the international Oil & Gas business, working in the North Sea, Indonesia and Kazakhstan with Conoco & ConocoPhillips.
Multi discipline skill set covering; the full life cycle of oil and gas field management, field development concept and front-end engineering, reservoir management, major project management, drilling and commercial.
B. Eng. (Tech) Mech. Eng. Hons.

Founder and CEO of Valiant Petroleum Plc., a UK listed oil and gas producer sold to Ithaca for US$ 450 million.
Started career with BP as petroleum geologist and worked as a Director at Royal Bank of Scotland where he was involved in over US1 Billion of debt, mezzanine and equity funding.
MSc and PhD in Structural geology from Imperial College, London.

25 Years of International Business Development experience with Centrica Plc., Marathon Oil Corporation, Citibank, Mobil Oil and 5 years of Gulf of Guinea strategy consulting experience for Mid Cap (Market Cap circa US$ 20 billion) oil and gas Exploration and Production companies.
UK ACCA qualified Accountant with MBA and BSc Chemical Engineering from University of Lagos.

Chartered Accountant with 20 year’s experience in Natural resources, public practice & investment banking
Held senior positions with Royal Bank of Scotland, Credit Suisse First Boston, CFO of London listed Valiant Petroleum plc
BCom

Strong legal, company secretarial and risk management skills gained from working in top tier law firms and public listed companies
Highly developed legal skills focusing on oil and gas, mining, public companies and bank and finance
Experienced Company Secretary
In depth knowledge of Listing and Business Rules, Corporations Act, Trade Practices Act, Income Tax Assessment and Duties Act
Strong relationships with stock market regulators and Government revenue services gained from working on large scale and complex transactions
Strong Corporate Governance and Compliance skills

Operations