Leadership

Dr. Ransome Owan, Chairman, PHED Board, was the Pioneer Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Director of Regulatory Affairs at Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES, Virginia, USA) and Senior Energy Analyst at Pace Global & New Jersey Transit (USA). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from City University of New York, Bernard Baruch College, an MBA from Hofstra University (USA), an MSc and PhD in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania (USA).

Oghens Dickens Sanomi, Vice Chairman, PHED Board, currently an Executive Director and CoFounder of Traleveras group of companies, an internationally recognized Energy and power conglomerate with offices in London, Geneva, Cape Town, Dubai, Ivory Coast, and Nigeria. Upon completion of his Bachelors in Science degree in Accounting from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey U.S.A, Mr. Oghens Sanomi worked briefly as a staff Auditor and then Tax Compliance officer. In 2004, he joined Taleveras Group as a Shareholding director primarily managing the financial operations of Taleveras Group.

Dr. Henry Ajagbawa is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. He holds a Bachelor’s and Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Lagos, and has a Ph.D. in International Business Management. Dr. Ajagbawa is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. Dr. Ajagbawa has over 33 years’ experience which spans across several industries: manufacturing, services, banking, and consulting. Dr. Ajagbawa has hands-on experience in mergers and acquisitions, project management, and change management. His forte remains organizational resuscitation and renewal.

Alex Okoh, an Alumnus of Harvard Business School, is currently Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, Nigeria. The BPE is the agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria responsible for the reform of State-owned Enterprises in Nigeria; privatization, commercialization, etc. He was, until his appointment in April 2017, the Managing Partner, Ashford & McGuire Consulting firm LTD, a leading consulting firm with a strong focus on Business Strategy and Transformation, Human Capital Development Advisory Services.