Jubril Adewale Tinubu CEO, Oando PLC Mr. Jubril Adewale Tinubu (born 1967 in Lagos, Nigeria) is the Group Chief Executive of Oando PLC, sub Saharan Africa indigenous integrated energy group, a position he assumed in 2001. He started his career with a law firm, where he worked on corporate and petroleum law assignments. Wale co- founded Ocean and Oil Group and guided its strategic development leading to the acquisition of Unipetrol during the Federal Government of Nigeria’s privatization exercise in 2001. In 2002, he also led the largest ever acquisition of a quoted Nigerian company, with the acquisition of Agip by Unipetrol through an international bid conducted by Agip Petroli International B.V. He is widely recognised for his role in the successful transformation of Oando from petroleum marketing to an integrated energy group, adding international supply & trading, gas & power, energy services and exploration and production. Today, Oando PLC has investment across the energy value chain and is one of sub-Saharan Africa’s foremost indigenous integrated energy solutions group providing employment to over 15,000 direct and indirect employees. In 2007, Wale was named “Global Young Leader’ by World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. In 2010, he received Africa ‘Business Leader of the Year’ award from the Africa Business Magazine and the Commonwealth Business Council for his outstanding leadership and contributions to the development of the African Oil and Gas industry. Wale is a member of the Institute of Directors of Nigeria, Nigerian Bar Association and sits on the board of several blue-chip companies as Chairman or Director. He earned a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from the University of Liverpool, England in 1988 and a Master of Law degree (LLM) from the London School of Economics, England, in 1989 where he specialized in International Finance and Shipping. Wale has pioneered the execution of world class initiatives in the region as an ethical business leader, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
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Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Mr. David Usher David Usher (BA Honours [History], Carleton University, 1979; BEd, University of Ottawa, 1980; MEd, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1986) was appointed as Canada’s Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Republic of Djibouti and the African Union in September 2012. Before joining the department, he worked in the field of development in Nigeria, Malawi, Haiti and the Philippines in the non-governmental sector. In 1991, he joined External Affairs and International Trade Canada. From 1994 to 1997, he served as second secretary in the Canadian embassy to Turkey. In 2001, he became counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the World Trade Organization in Geneva. From 2004 to 2005, he was director of the Trade Controls Policy Division and, later, director of the Softwood Lumber Controls Division. From 2008 to 2009, he was senior departmental adviser in the Office of the Minister of International Trade. Most recently, since 2009, he served as minister-counsellor and deputy permanent representative at Canada’s Permanent Mission to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.
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