Stamp Nigeria
At Stamp we track over 100,000 Nigerian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Nigeria based CEO’ operating in the Energy space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Benedict Peters
Founder and CEO of Aiteo Group
Benedict Peters is the founder and CEO of the Aiteo Group, a leading Nigerian energy company in the international oil and gas industry. Peters was born in 1966 in Nigeria and received his undergraduate degree in geography and regional planning from the University of Benin. Following graduation, he gained professional experience in banking and assumed senior executive positions in commodity trading and in the energy industry. His first position in the Nigerian oil and gas industry, was in the early 1990s as a founding member of Ocean and Oil Limited, a publicly listed petroleum trading and exploration company which later became known as Oando. In 1994 Peters became managing director at MRS, a prominent Nigerian downstream petroleum company that owns the Chevron/Texaco gas stations of in West Africa. After five years at the head of MRS, he left to form his own company – the Aiteo Group – a successful broad reaching power and energy company that supplies oil and gas products to markets around the world and conducts major resource exploration projects. Aiteo Group is active in both the upstream and downstream sectors of the industry. It is fully operational in all aspects of bringing petroleum products to market, including extraction of raw materials, manufacturing and processing, and marketing and delivery of refined petroleum products to customers across the globe. Aiteo has become one of the largest and most successful corporations in Nigeria and a principal player in the global oil and gas industry. It owns the largest oil storage facilities in West Africa and has provided employment to 11,000 people to date. As founder and CEO, Benedict Peters is the driving force behind the Group. He oversees development and management of the corporation’s strategic plan and manages overall execution of its goals and objectives. His work is guided by values of inclusiveness and sustainable development and a profound focus on business leadership and talent development. In 2014, Leadership News Nigeria named Peters “CEO of the Year.” He received this honor due to his trailblazing contributions toward solidifying Nigeria’s ability to control its own natural resources. Peters is also involved in initiatives outside of the corporate world. In 2012, he was appointed chairman of the Otuoke University Council. As chairman, he manages implementation of the council’s strategic objectives and policies. In 2014 he became founder and chairman of the Joseph Agro Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to improve the standard of living for the thousands of farmers in rural areas. Among its focus areas are reducing unemployment, improving educational facilities and carrying out public campaigns to educate farmers about responsible water usage.
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About Aiteo Group: Aiteo Group is an integrated, global-focused Nigerian energy conglomerate founded in February 2008. The Group is owned by Benedict Peters
Ademola Adesina
CEO of Rensource Energy
Ademola Adesina is a Founder of Sabi.
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About Rensource Energy: Rensource allows qualifying companies throughout Nigeria and West Africa to start selling Power-as-a-Service (PaaS) to their customers.
Olaedo Osoka
CEO West Africa of Daystar Power
Olaedo Osoka is the CEO at Daystar Power Group (Ghana).
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About Daystar Power: Daystar Power specialises in providing solar power and energy efficiency solutions for businesses.
Jay Ogor
Founder/CEO of JandL Oil & Gas Limited
A graduate of California State University, Long Beach and currently a law student, Jay Ogor holds a bachelor of arts in business administration. This degree, along with his professional experience, helped him develop a strong understanding of direct marketing and hands-on management techniques. Jay Ogor now leverages this knowledge to lead both Raeanna Nigeria Limited and JandL Oil and Gas Limited as founder and CEO. With his guidance, these two companies operate in the Nigeria telecommunications and oil & Gas industries, respectively. JandL Oil and Gas Limited is based in Lagos, Nigeria, and offers drilling, Marine services, Well Intervention services, fabrication, and pipeline installation services. Mr. Ogor oversees all of these services and manages through the executive directors of the company’s marine offshore operations, along with its 250 employees. Thanks to his leadership attributes, JandL Oil & Gas limited, has grown into a multimillion-dollars business and has earned awards from numerous international oil companies in Nigeria for their excellent services. Meanwhile, in his work with Raeanna Nigeria Limited, Jay Ogor oversees the company’s Network rollout services, customers based penetration, technology vision drive and broadband services through his board members and executive directors with a staff of over 170 individuals.
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About JandL Oil & Gas Limited, Raeanna Nigeria Limited: JandL Oil and Gas is an indigenous marine and upstream services company founded in 2002.
Ifeanyi Christwin
CEO, Business Developer, Data Analyst, Web Developer of Switch Electric
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About Switch: Switch is focused on developing pay-as-you-go solar power for underdeveloped regions of Nigeria where electrification is poor or unavailable
Emmanuel Ezenwere
Founder and CEO of Arone
Artificial Intelligence Engineer, a Scientist, Programmer, Inventor, Adventurer & an MIT Impact Labs Alumnus. Emmanuel is impact oriented and passionate about building advanced technologies to improve the the quality of lives of people.
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About Arone: Arone is an aerospace and sustainable energy technology manufacturing company based in Nigeria.
Choji Bare
Co-Founder & CEO of Green Energy
Choji Bare is the Co-Founder and CEO of Green Energy, which transforms waste to energy. Choji is also the Founder and CEO of Elbare Research and Development, which focuses on raw material research and development services. Choji got his B.Sc. hons. in Chemistry and Chemical Processline Design from University of Jos. Choji is a green energy chief scientist and in GE he is responsible for production process and product quality control.
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About Green Energy: Green Energy is based in Nigeria with offices in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Toks Ogun
Founder/CEO of SOP Notify
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About SOP Notify: Realtime power outage notifications for power challenged communities
Mark Amo-Boateng
Founder & CEO of Enyinam Tech
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About Enyinam Tech: Enyinam Tech develops digital turbine for power generation.
