Our People
Advisory board
Leadership team
Igho Dafinone
- Chairman of the board of a leading audit and financial institution in Nigeria
- 30 years of experience in finance management, auditing, risk analysis, and corporate governance
Umulinga Karangwa
- Board member of sovereign wealth fund of Rwanda
- CEO/Founder- Africa Nziza Investment Advisory
- Twenty years of experience in financial services focused on investments in Africa.
- Equity investment manager- Trade Development Bank, Mauritius
Kreshnik Frakulla
- CFO of a global trading company
- Over 20 years of active experience in finance management and structured trade finance in London and Dubai
- Executive director of a listed global trading company
- EX financial Times UK executive
Deji Akinyanju
Founder/CEO
- Deji holds an MBA and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School
- Deji founded Food Concepts PLC and created its flagship brand Chicken Republic
- Served as a chairman/CEO of a leading fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brand in Nigeria
- Experienced in start-ups, shareholder value creation and exit
- Twenty-five years of experience in building national champion brands in quick-service restaurants (QSR), FMCG and agribusiness
Sanjeev Jain
CTO
- Over 30 years of experience in flour, maise, oil milling and pet food production
- Sanjeev previously held various positions at Grand Cereals LTD, which include: Cereal Mill Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Director Technical Operations, and Ag. Deputy Managing Director
- He has a career history of strategizing, directing plant operations, and steering initiatives toward achieving world-class systems
Adelabu Bukola
COO
- Over 22 years of experience in sales, branding, marketing, public relations and corporate communications
- Adelabu held Senior Management roles at Portland Paints and Products PLC, UAC Foods PLC and Grand Cereals LTD
- He led the establishment of a new sales organisation and revamped the route-to-market, which resulted in 29.4% revenue growth
Ayorinde Alabi
CFO
- Over ten years of experience across corporate finance, financial reporting and international trade
- Prior to Ganic, Alabi served as an Export and Business Manager at Armajaro Nigeria Limited (a subsidiary of ECOM Agroindustrial Corp., headquartered in Switzerland and a former subsidiary of Armajaro Holdings Limited, UK.)
- He is operationally involved in sourcing and exporting sesame seeds, spices, cashew nuts, cocoa beans, and cotton lint
Doyin Akinyanju
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18 years of experience in upstream oil and gas in Nigeria, Europe, and America with Schlumberger and GE
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Ex-Chief Strategic Officer for the Sub-Saharan region, Director West Africa Baker Hughes
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Ex-CEO of GE Oil & Gas West and Central Africa
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CEO of an indigenous oil and gas company
Adeola Bukola
Head of project
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15 years of experience in various aspects of design and construction, relevant to the building industry
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Ex- Project manager of a leading architectural firm in Nigeria
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Bukola obtained her BTech and MTech degrees in Architecture from the Federal University of Technology, Akure