Meet The Newly Appointed Director-General/CEO Of RMRDC

A. Background and Expertise

• Natural resource economist and university professor at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology.

    • Specialization with over 30 years of experience in raw material markets, research commercialization and marketing of industrial chemicals.

• Cultivated experience in industry, consulting, academia, and policy-making

    • Data scientist/analyst, business environment, economic evaluation, and strategy expert with a hands-on approach to using data for informed action.

B. Professional Experience

• Fellow at Edinburgh University’s Scaling Business in Africa program (research on raw material research commercialization).

• Former MD/CEO of ValueFronteira Limited.

• Executive Director at GTI Trade Desk (leading natural commodities trading at Lagos Commodities Exchange).

• Chief Operating Officer/General Manager at Grow Africa Limited (leading cross-country strategies for industrial chemicals and raw material market analysis).

• Senior Business Development Executive at Gazaglasco Glass and Chemicals Industries Nigeria Ltd (since 2003).

• Member of the NANO tech research group at the University of Nigeria Nsukka.

• Member of the STI-to-Business Initiative.

C. Education and Publications

• BSc. in Economics from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, 1992.

• MSc. in Economics from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, 1996.

• PhD in Economics from ESEADE University Institute, Argentina, 2007.

• Doctor of Business Administration [DBA] from SMC University, Switzerland, 2008.

• Author of nine (9) books and contributor to numerous publications in esteemed journals.

D. Political Engagement

• One of APC’s founding members in Enugu State. He has remained loyal to the party since then.

• Current Chairman of Council of Candidates of the party, comprising all those who contested for Councilorship, Local Government Chairman, and State House of Assembly positions APC in Enugu State since 2017.

• APC Senatorial aspirant in Enugu West 2023.

• He is a core progressive member and always gives his best support to the party.