Meet the leaders of the Afam Power brand

We are led by a team of experienced and passionate professionals who are dedicated to making a difference one household at a time.

OUR Board members

Dr. Stanley Lawson

Chairman

Dr. Stanley I. Lawson is the Managing Partner of Financial Advisory and Investment Consultants; an oil & gas-sector focused financial advisory services…

Mr. Vincent Ozoude

MD/CEO, Trans Afam Power Limited

Vincent Ozoude joined the Group on February 1st, 2021, as the MD/CEO Trans Afam Power Limited. His is leading the transformation of…

Emmanuel N. Nnorom

Non Executive Director

Mr. Emmanuel N. Nnorom joined the Board of Transcorp Power on 30 January 2014. He is the Group Chief Executive Officer of…

Owen Omogiafo OON

Non-Executive Director

Dr. Owen Omogiafo OON is the President and Group CEO of Transcorp Plc. She has over 15 years of experience in the…

Peter Ikenga

Non-Executive Director

Peter Ikenga is currently the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Transcorp Power Plc. He is resolutely committed to advancing the transformation of…

Christopher Ezeafulukwe

Non-Executive Director

Christopher Ezeafulukwe is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Transcorp Energy Limited. Prior to his appointment, he served as the MD/CEO of…

OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM

Mr. Vincent Ozoude

MD/ CEO

Vincent Ozoude joined the Group on February 1st, 2021, as the MD/CEO Trans Afam Power Limited. His is leading the transformation of…

John Awoniyi

Head Resources

John is the Head of Resources for the organization. He is responsible for providing oversight for the effective development and management of…

Atinuke Kolade

Group Company Secretary

Atinuke Kolade is a seasoned legal professional with over 18 years of experience as a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court…

Olufemi Sami

Chief Financial Officer

Olufemi is an astute professional with over 15 years of experience in finance and accounting. He holds an Executive MBA from Rome…

Oluwafemi Isikaye

Head, Operations and Maintenance

Femi is the Head of Maintenance for Transafam Power Limited with over 17 years of technical and commercial experience in the Substation…

Stanley Chikwendu

Group Head, Legal & Regulatory Management

Stanley is the Group Head, Legal & Regulatory Management of Transcorp Power Plc. Before his appointment, he served as the Company Secretary…

Stanley Chikwendu

Group Head, Legal & Regulatory Management

Stanley is the Group Head, Legal & Regulatory Management of Transcorp Power Plc. Before his appointment, he served as the Company Secretary and Head of Legal at Heirs Life Assurance Limited, a member of the Heirs Holdings Group.

He has over 20 years of experience across diverse sectors, including financial services, real estate, energy, and hospitality.

He also served as Company Secretary and Head of Legal and Corporate Services at both Law Union & Rock Insurance Plc and Tangerine General Insurance Limited.

Stanley is an alumnus of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, the University of Leicester, England, and the Lagos Business School.

He is a Chartered Secretary, and a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, International Bar Association, and Association of Corporate Counsel.

Christopher Ezeafulukwe

Non-Executive Director

Christopher Ezeafulukwe is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Transcorp Energy Limited. Prior to his appointment, he served as the MD/CEO of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, MD/CEO of Transcorp Power Plc, and as an Executive Director of Transnational Corporation Plc, where he was responsible for Business Development and Legal. He was also a Non-Executive Director at Transcorp Power Plc.

With over 19 years of experience, he is responsible for leading the development and implementation of strategic initiatives for Transcorp Energy Limited. His responsibilities include overseeing the company’s operations, driving growth in the energy sector, and ensuring the alignment of business objectives with regulatory requirements.

He is an alumnus of Lagos Business School, Lagos, and IESE Business School, Barcelona. He holds an LL.B degree from the University of Lagos, a B.L from the Nigerian Law School, an LL.M from the University of Lagos, and a second LL.M in Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources Law from the University of Houston, Texas. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), Association of International Petroleum.

Oluwafemi Isikaye

Head, Operations and Maintenance

Femi is the Head of Maintenance for Transafam Power Limited with over 17 years of technical and commercial experience in the Substation Installation and Commissioning, Power Plant Operation and Maintenance of heavy-duty Turbines/BOP, (Siemens, Hitachi, Alstom, Brush and GE).

Prior to joining Transafam, Oluwafemi worked as group Technical Quality Manager for Transcorp Power, he also Head the Electrical Maintenance department for Omotosho, Generating Company Limited, Ondo State, Nigeria and also worked in different capacities while in Egbin Power Station. He was the Project Electrical Engineer in Valenz Holdings Limited where he was involved in projects like the 2X132KV line bay extension at Alaoji substation. He also worked with Jemray Nigeria Limited as a Field Electrical Engineer.

Oluwafemi holds a B.Sc. Electrical/Electronic Engineering (Power Option) from Olabisi Onabanjo University and a Masters of Technology, Project Management from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA).

Femi is a certified member of the Institute of Electrical Electronic Engineering (IEEE), Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Council for Regulations of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Nigerian Institution of Power Engineers (NIPE), the International Association of Engineers (IAENG) and Lean Six sigma Certified.

Atinuke Kolade

Group Company Secretary

Atinuke Kolade is a seasoned legal professional with over 18 years of experience as a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, spanning multiple key industries, including power, oil and gas, financial services, and healthcare, showcasing her expertise in corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and medico-legal advisory. She has a proven track record of driving organizational growth and optimizing governance frameworks across complex corporate structures.

In her former capacity as Group Head, Retention and Growth at Avon HMO, she led strategic initiatives that yielded significant growth for the organisation as she was pivotal in driving portfolio management and revenue growth. She was also instrumental during her tenure as the Subsidiary Governance Officer at Heirs Holdings which was marked by transformative achievements.

She is an alumnus of the University of Ibadan and the Lagos Business School, Atinuke is an active member of the Nigerian Bar Association and holds various certifications in governance and compliance.

John Awoniyi

Head Resources

John is the Head of Resources for the organization. He is responsible for providing oversight for the effective development and management of the resources of the company. He is the primary driver of the Human Resource Management function and oversees the other following functions; Information & Communication Technology & Corporate Services (Facilities Management, Admin and School, Clinic, Logistics) units.

His expertise cuts across the areas of Talent Management, Resources Management, and Competency Management. He has over 10 years of experience in Human Resources and Administration. Prior to joining Transafam Power Limited, he worked with Food Concepts Plc where he was a Regional Human Resources Business Partner.

John is an Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM).

Olufemi Sami

Chief Financial Officer

Olufemi is an astute professional with over 15 years of experience in finance and accounting. He holds an Executive MBA from Rome Business School, an MSc in Finance from the University of Lagos, and a BSc in Economics from Lagos State University. Additionally, he is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and an Associate Member of the International Institute of Certified Forensic Accountants, USA.

Before joining the Transcorp Group, Olufemi served as the Finance Controller for West Africa at Mondelez International, the parent company of Cadbury Nigeria Plc. His previous roles include Financial Planning & Analysis Manager at Danone, the parent company of Fanmilk Plc, and Country Finance Manager at Cambridge University Press Limited. He also has experience in treasury, finance, internal control, and internal audit roles at C&I Leasing Plc and IGI Plc.

Mr. Vincent Ozoude

MD/CEO, Trans Afam Power Limited

Vincent Ozoude is the MD/CEO of Transafam Power Limited. He was appointed on February 1st, 2021, to lead the newly acquired 966MW Power plant asset located in Afam, Oyigbo Rivers State. He will lead the team to bring in the transformation of the Transafam Power asset into a notable leading power generation company in Nigeria and West Africa.

Prior to this role, Vincent was the Services Sales Director covering the entire Sub-Saharan Africa for General Electric Power Generation Services portfolio, a role he managed for two years. Vincent comes with 15 years of work experience in General Electric International Operations with vast experience in the various business segments such as services, operations, sales, and commercial segments of the business.

Vincent started his GE career as a Field Engineer to Project Manager and at some point, a member of the Field Engineering advisory board for Africa, India & Middle East while in the services arm of the business. He later moved on to the operations arm to become the Sub Sahara Africa Repair Service Manager and later moved to the Sales – Commercial arm where he rose to become the Sub-Saharan Africa Sales Director covering nearly 300 Gas Turbine installed base fleets across numerous GE customers in the region.

Vincent led numerous successful complex projects while in the GE service arm such as the first Gas Turbine modular change out (Flange to Flange replacement) on a Frame 7EA Train 1 production plant at Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas complex in Bonny Island.

With over 20 years of work experience, Vincent holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Enugu State University and is currently completing an M.Eng in Chemical Engineering from the same Institution. He is a member of the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), and the Council for the Regulations of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and is a green belt (Lean Six Sigma) certified.

ENGR.CHARLES-ODITAS

Mr. Ayodeji Gbeleyi

Non-Executive Director

Mr Odita has extensive professional experience spanning over 40 years, with over 30 of those years spent in senior and executive level positions in the Oil & Gas industry. 

He is currently the Managing Director/Chief Consultant of Tibco Limited. Prior to this, he served as Vice President – Technical Operations at Nomier Group Holdings Limited. He had also served as the Group Managing Director at Midwestern Oil and Gas Ltd, Lagos, and has been the Group Chief Operating Officer at Notore Chemical Industries Limited. He spent his early career years at Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited, occupying various positions across operations, research, and drilling. 

Mr Odita is an alumnus of the University of Benin, where he obtained B.Eng. (First Class Honours) and M.Eng. degrees in Chemical Engineering. He is a Chartered Engineer and holds the Fellowship of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers as well as the Nigerian Society of Engineers, amongst others.

Mr. Peter Hertog

Non-Executive Director
Mr. Peter Hertog joined the Board on 6 November 2012. He is the CEO of Thomassen Group of Companies, a Dutch energy supporting business for Africa, Middle East, and Pakistan. He has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, including working for Thomassen International BV, a globally operating OEM supplier of gas turbines and gas compressors. Thomassen also owns and operates specialized GT component repair workshop facilities in Dubai and Oman and maintains over 1,500 MW of thermal power plants using GE-type gas turbines.

Owen Omogiafo OON

Non-Executive Director

Owen Omogiafo OON is the President and Group CEO of Transcorp Plc. She has over 15 years of experience in the corporate sector, with a focus on human resources, management, and strategy. Prior to her appointment at Transcorp, she held senior positions at the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Heirs Holdings Limited. She is a certified Change Manager and a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the Prosci Institute, and the Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria.

Dr. Stanley Lawson

Chairman

Dr. Stanley I. Lawson is the Managing Partner of Financial Advisory and Investment Consultants; an oil & gas-sector focused financial advisory services firm.

He spent the early years of his career as a Resident Geologist/Drilling Engineer after which he proceeded to the Banking/Finance Industry where he spent over 17 years rising to the position of Managing Director/Chief Executive of African Express Bank in 2003.

Dr. Lawson also served as Group Executive Director, Finance and Accounts at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), a position he held for almost five years.

He holds an M.Sc. degree in Petroleum Geology, an MBA degree in Finance both from the University of Ibadan as well as a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, Arizona. He is a widely-respected expert with multi-disciplinary professional experience spanning over three decades in the energy and financial sectors.

He had core responsibilities for funding, budgeting, and cash flow planning. He also served on the Board of the CBN as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee between 2014 and 2016.

Peter Ikenga

Non-Executive Director

Peter Ikenga is currently the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Transcorp Power Plc. He is resolutely committed to advancing the transformation of the Ughelli Power Plant, with the ultimate goal of establishing it as the leading power generation company in Nigeria and the broader West African region.

Peter is a value-driven and result-oriented oil and gas professional with a wealth of global experience, having directly developed or managed major oil, gas and power assets and operations in multiple regions including Nigeria, Brazil, and United States of America. Prior to joining Transcorp, he was Refining Director for Niger Delta Exploration and Production Limited.

Peter’s oil and gas industry experience spans upstream, midstream, and downstream. He previously held senior technical, business, and commercial leadership positions in new business/asset development, project management, engineering management and operations support. His roles include developing multi-billion-dollar projects, managing non-operated asset portfolio, overseeing strategic acquisition opportunities, negotiating contracts and strategic partnerships, optimising production operations and leading the full execution, construction, and commissioning of major projects.

Peter earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria and a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Texas at Austin, United States of America.

Emmanuel N. Nnorom

Chairman

Mr. Emmanuel N. Nnorom joined the Board of Transcorp Power on 30 January 2014. He is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Heirs Holdings Limited. He previously served as President/CEO of Transcorp Plc, overseeing the Transcorp businesses. Prior to Transcorp, Emmanuel served as an Executive Director and Managing Director at United Bank for Africa (UBA)

Emmanuel is a qualified Chartered Accountant and brings over three decades of professional experience in the corporate and financial sectors, working with publicly listed companies.