Owen Altraide is a Harvard trained Public Policy expert with a Masters in Public Administration with specialization in Financial Institutions and Macroeconomics. He was an Edward Mason Fellow of Public Policy and Management at Harvard University. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co and holds a Business bachelor’s and an MBA, both from the University of Nigeria.

Owen has deep and broad Accounting, Auditing and Business Consulting experience gained from Arthur Andersen & Co, and cutting-edge Financial Services Industry knowledge gained from working in the banking sector of the financial services industry for over fourteen years. He left banking as a Deputy General Manager mid 2005. He was admitted into the International Who’s Who of Professionals in 2005.

Owen, at various times, had full responsibility for core retail and corporate banking functions that included, in the retail sphere, Area Manager of branches in Lagos/Western Nigeria, and, in the corporate banking sphere, Project Finance and Advisory Services; Corporate Finance; Energy and Structured Finance, and managing relationships with Multilateral Financial Institutions and Export Credit Agencies. He was selected to represent Nigeria during the Fall 2000 Best and Brightest African Bankers training programme funded by USAID during which time he had training stints with Chase Bank, New York; Mellon Bank, Philadelphia, and Multilateral Financial Institutions in Washington DC

Owen also has over fourteen years of Oil and Gas industry exposure with Chevron where he was involved in Commercial and Business Development Advocacy, and, Drilling / Completions and Logistics Contracts Management, Compliance Management and Business Services Management for the Supply Chain Management Division.

Owen is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria; fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria; holds a Professional Certificate in Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University, and is also a certified member of World Commerce and Contracting (formally International Association of Contract and Commercial Management - IACCM)

Owen loves mentoring, listening to music and travelling.

Martin Osita Udeh, is an Advisor on Operations to Micusta Concerns Ltd. He attended the Business Management program of The University of Bolton, UK.

Martin has vast knowledge of Marine Logistics, having served as Logistics and Materials Coordinator, as well as Company Representative, for Alliance Marine Services LP, in Port Harcourt, and Warri, Nigeria. Martin possesses hands on experience, unique skills and competencies that are readily deployable in Coordination and Command and Control of Vessel Movements to various FPSO’s and platforms, and Helicopter crew-change. His contributions to seamless FPSO, and platform campaigns, ensured no downtime was recorded in Marine Logistics Operations to support the operations of multinational companies.

Martin served as Logistics Coordinator, managing the Supply Chain functions of Integrated Supply Chain Solutions Ltd. His responsibilities here included, but were not limited to, the supply of petroleum products to international oil companies. Provision of vessels, sourcing local crew, stacking, storage, inventorying of materials and expanding business prospects by managing relationships with clients and gaining competitive industry insight.

While at Prime Sources Ltd. Martin worked closely with CMES Engineers, and Chevron Logistics, Escravos, as Logistics Coordinator for Prime Sources Ltd On EGP-3B PP Mode. He coordinated, in conjunction with Chevron Logistics, Escravos, the command and control of vessel movements to various Chevron platforms and the day-to-day vessel reports as well as the day-to-day account of the number of crew aboard various vessels at Chevron Platforms using a well- designed format prepared by Chevron Logistics, Escravos.

Asides from this, Martin possesses a flair for problem solving and has flexibility to adapt to new demands and challenges cutting across industries in administration and supply chain roles.

Martin has attended key training programs that are relevant to safe and reliable business operations such as Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Management, Ghana, a training program under the auspices of Material Academy, in Lagos; Business Ethics; Introduction to Ship Chattering and Ship Brokering Practice; Master Course in Logistics and Supply Chain Management; Document Management and Document Control Essential Training; Executive Diploma Operations Management, and A-Z Business Processing Systems.

At his past time, Martin loves reading and brainstorming.

Ijoma Okonya Onumonu is an Advisor on Business Development to Micusta Concerns Ltd. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Nigeria, and is a seasoned financial and policy expert with over 30 years of diverse experience garnered from his career engagements with the financial services industry and the oil and gas sector national content regulation in Nigeria. Ijoma is vast in credit risk management, policy formulation, and strategic leadership. He consistently leverages his extensive expertise in credit analysis and policy implementation to drive excellence and strategic growth.

Ijoma was the Zonal Coordinator, South East, for the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) from 2010-2016. At NCDMB, he was responsible for establishing the zonal office in Oguta, Imo State. He handled liaison between the governments in the eastern states of Nigeria, and the oil companies within the Region. He drove the implementation of NCDMB’s policies and programmes in the South East zone, and played a pivotal role in the preparations for the establishment of an industrial park. He is skilled at bridging communication between government entities and private sector companies.

Ijoma also worked with Sobai Nigeria Ltd, where he was the General Manager responsible for business development, and procurements for supplies to oil producing and servicing companies, and government agencies.

Ijoma has strong banking sector exposure gained through working at various departments and functions at Allstates Trust Bank Plc from 1990 to 2006. At various times, he was responsible for branch management at Abakiliki, Idumota, and Eleme business offices. He was also involved in bank-wide on-site reviews and monitoring of Risk Assets, and appraisal and recommendation of credit products and risk assets. While with the bank, Ijoma was a major resource in business development, with key job responsibilities for marketing of new accounts, management of existing relationships, and structuring of credit facilities.

Ijoma loves reading, and playing golf and table tennis at his spare time.