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Ademola Ariyo is a distinguished business professional and academician with a remarkable career spanning over four decades. With expertise in business administration, economics, and financial management, Ariyo has made significant contributions to the public and private sectors in Nigeria. Currently serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for various financial, educational, manufacturing, service enterprises, and not-for-profit organizations, Ariyo has demonstrated exceptional leadership and management skills throughout his career.
Ariyo’s academic journey began at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where he earned a first-class honors Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. He furthered his education in the United States, obtaining an MBA from Columbia University in New York and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Arizona. His educational background has provided him with a solid foundation for his subsequent achievements.
As an esteemed academician, Ariyo has held prominent positions in esteemed institutions. He served as a Professor of Development and Financial Economics at the University of Ibadan, contributing to the field through research and teaching. Additionally, he held the position of Professor of Accounting at Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.
In the public sector, Ariyo has been a trusted advisor and influential figure. He served as the Budget Adviser to the National Assembly of Nigeria from 2009 to 2011, where his expertise in financial management and policy analysis proved invaluable. In an earlier role, he worked as a Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance in Abuja, Nigeria, showcasing his profound understanding of economic matters.
Ariyo has also held key positions within the Nigerian government. He served as the Commissioner for Commerce & Industry in Oyo State and later as the Commissioner for Finance & Economic Planning. His contributions to public administration and economic development have been highly regarded.
In the private sector, Ariyo has held the position of Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors for numerous financial, educational, manufacturing, and service enterprises in Nigeria. His strategic insights and leadership have played a crucial role in the growth and success of these organizations. Additionally, he served as the Secretary/Accountant for Nigeria Leather Works Company Limited during his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) tenure.
Ariyo’s expertise extends beyond his roles in academia and the public and private sectors. He has been actively involved in various committees, think-tanks, and task forces at both the state and federal levels, contributing to policy formulation and decision-making processes. Furthermore, Ariyo has acted as a consultant to several national, bilateral, regional, and multilateral development and financial institutions, solidifying his reputation as an authority in his field.
Ariyo’s competency areas encompass a wide range of critical domains. He has excelled in organizational leadership and management, offering guidance and strategic direction to diverse entities. His proficiency in economic research and forecasting has provided valuable insights into market trends and socioeconomic dynamics. Ariyo’s management advisory services have benefited numerous organizations, aiding in their growth and sustainability. He has played a pivotal role in private sector development, facilitating entrepreneurship and economic growth. Additionally, Ariyo’s expertise in public policy analysis has been instrumental in shaping effective governance and policy frameworks.
With an illustrious career marked by numerous achievements and contributions, Ademola Ariyo continues to be a respected figure in the realms of academia, public service, and the private sector. His vast knowledge, leadership acumen, and commitment to socioeconomic development make him a sought-after professional in Nigeria and beyond.
Since 2006, Dr. Shogunle has been the Managing Director & CEO of Highland Energy Solution Services Limited (“H.E.S.S.L.”), a Lagos-Nigeria based diversified electrical engineering and energy integration, hybrid renewable, automation and control solution services, utility and resource company involved in the development, operation and management of energy-related businesses and services throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He currently also is the Senior Managing Partner of the firm’s independently-owned subsidiary Highland Energy Fluid Dynamics Limited; an OEM oil spills cleaning and extraction technologies solution services OEM products supply and equipment distribution business enterprise. His responsibilities include oversight for engineering and technical operations, strategic business development, regulatory and statutory liaison and compliance, administration and quality assurance.
His several years career in electrical power engineering include high, medium and low voltage system planning and engineering design for generation, transmission and distribution projects in the United States, East Asia and Africa. He has complete design engineering and technical specification development and writing experience, system testing-acceptance-commissioning experience for hydro, geo-thermal, thermal systems, solar, wind and municipal solid waste-for-electricity (WfE) and other alternative and hybrid renewable energy conversion technologies, thermal engineering and utility operation and maintenance.
Previously, in his professional career, he was a design engineer and later power systems construction engineer in the fossil-thermal-renewable energy systems engineering and construction department of Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, Illinois, and the predecessor company of Exelon Company of Philadelphia. He also had responsibility for sub-systems maintenance engineering and construction activities for the fossil-thermal-renewable power plants owned and operated by the company.
In his past role as the executive project consultant, he has shown and demonstrated an understanding of the complex nature of the need for increasing demand for energy and the conservation of natural resources, intertwined with the stewardship responsibility of government and corporation for strategic policies on sustainable power and energy generation and supply and the economic development agenda and the safety of these critical public assets and its attendant security and sovereignty issues. An experienced senior-level technical and operation manager for power generation system outages, Peaker units and stand-by emergency and auxiliary power systems, relay coordination and protection schemes including grounding.
With 35+ years of engineering practice experience, he has served numerous clients over the years in electrical energy supply system engineering planning, analysis and design, troubleshoot, and retrofit of industrial, commercial, healthcare, educational institutions, energy cooperatives, and municipal-utility energy infrastructure agencies throughout the developed and emerging economies. He has overseen power generation and electrical energy supply and related infrastructure facility construction and energy conversion technologies implementation/construction/installation projects in the span of his professional career in the industry.
Responsible for facilitating and assisting in interpreting stakeholders’ power generation, distribution, transmission system installation and construction strategic policy goals and objectives into reality. He has demonstrated expertise and competence in all phases of power and communication infrastructure construction and operation, facility security management, risk assessment analysis and forecasting, municipal solid waste and radioactive waste management and disposal.
These works have resulted in solution-centric and value-based electrical energy-power generation and distribution forecasting and planning policy formulation concepts and programming methodologies. Proficient skills in prioritizing client’s objectives have resulted in his ability to deliver high-quality projects with tenacious cost-consciousness and technically sound approach.
Engr. Dr. Akinpelu Cornelius Shogunle holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in mechanical engineering and a Doctoral (PhD.) degree in Power Systems Electro-Mechanical Engineering Analysis & Design from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois. He is a practicing registered Professional Engineer and Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers and active member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers.
Ms. Dora Ford has since 2016 been the company’s chief financial officer (CFO) and as a senior executive responsible for managing and leading the financial initiatives of the company and often work in tandem with other C-suite executives of the organization, including the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) and chief operations officer (COO). The CFO is an integral part of our organization, as she has the responsibility and accountable for the financial successes or failures of the company.
Among her many responsibilities, the CFO decide where to invest company funds, oversee the capital structure and optimal financing options for the company, provide strategic direction, as well as track cash flow, manage the accounting and finance departments, and ensure the company’s financial reports are accurate.
Given the financial acumen required for this position, Ms. Dora Ford has a double-undergraduate degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Ibadan (1992) and M.Sc. (1995) in Operations and Research from the University of Ife and MBA (2000) (from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria and a certified public accountant (CPA).
She is happily married with two (2) adult children and a volunteer board member of several non-profit children and social services NGOs dispersed across the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the Pediatric and Adolescent Healthcare Fields and Widows Hunger Alleviation Program.
An experienced professional and chartered engineer and leading the engineering team, our strength in how we efficiently deliver leading-edge innovation and design engineering optimization models and technologies solutions in the energy, power, utilities, automation and controls, combustion engineering and heat transfer-mass transfer applications in gas liquefication processing facility for independent power project industry.
Engr. Arigpe possess in his role the ideal knowledge and experienced gained over the years as a senior-level engineer with the multi-national oil companies across the supply value-chain of the oil and gas sector and with requisite senior management experience in a dynamic setting. His functional role in the company requires outstanding organizational, communication, and leadership skills and an ability to develop innovative solutions that push boundaries. As the director of operations, he works closely with executives to strategize and develop long-term plans that usher in new levels of productivity and success for the company.
Among other cross-functional responsibilities of him including the following activities:
Engr. Phillip Arigpe is experienced in developing budgets and business plans, superior negotiation skills for both internal and external purposes, and strong working knowledge of data analysis and performance metrics, using business management software including SAP, ERP and CRM, strong working knowledge of industry regulations and guidelines, ability to streamline or implement structures and roles that boost speed and efficiency while supporting rapidly shifting business demands, proven ability to plan and manage operational processes for maximum efficiency and productivity, superior knowledge of multiple operational functions and principles, including finance, customer service, production, and employee management, masterful organizational, communication, and leadership skills, backed by previous professional success.
He has a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Nigeria (2004), Nsukka-Nigeria, post-graduate diploma in petroleum engineering (2008) and Master degree in energy economics (2013) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. A member of the Alawiye Social Club and Full Gospel Business Network, Oke-Odan, Yewa North, Ogun State-Nigeria and happily married with adult children and grand-children.
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