Engr. (Dr.) Olubunmi Peters is an accomplished engineer, infrastructure expert, and corporate leader with over three decades of experience spanning public service and entrepreneurship in Nigeria and the United States. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Master’s degree in Highway Engineering from California State University, Los Angeles.

He served as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) from 2006 to 2009, recording more than 28 years of distinguished public service in highway design, construction, maintenance, and infrastructure development. Dr. Peters has built a reputation as a strategic leader with a strong commitment to sustainable infrastructure and institutional excellence.

Following his retirement from federal service, he transitioned into entrepreneurship serving as the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of North South Power Company Limited. He is also a respected corporate leader, holding numerous board positions within and outside Nigeria. These include Roads Nigeria Plc, First Central Credit Bureau Limited (formerly XDS Credit Bureau), and Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

Prof. George Nwangwu is a distinguished lawyer, chartered accountant and academic with over 25 years of multifaceted experience in legal practice, academia, public policy, and financial consulting across Africa.

Prof. Nwangwu was a DFID/World Bank-funded consultant with the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) where he served as Special Adviser to the Director General on legal and strategy matters and later Head of the Strategy and Multilateral Relations. He was PPP Project Coordinator and Head of the PPP Division, Federal Ministry of Finance. He was also a special adviser to the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Hon. Minister of Finance on PPPs and infrastructure finance.

He has the following qualifications: LL. B (Hons.) University of Lagos; LLM (Hons.) University College London; Ph.D. University of Hull; MBA University of Oxford.

With a distinguished career of nearly 20 years, Faruk Aliyu brings a powerful combination of deep technical expertise and astute operational acumen to the Board of Eko Disco. His professional journey has been marked by leadership roles across a range of critical sectors, including technology, real estate, hospitality, and energy, giving him a broad and insightful perspective on complex business challenges.

What truly sets Faruk apart is his exceptional strategic experience in both the Generation (GenCo) and Distribution (DisCo) sides of the Nigerian power sector. As one of a select few leaders to possess this dual expertise, he offers invaluable insights into the entire power value chain. This allows him to ensure that Eko DisCo’s strategic direction is not only commercially viable but also perfectly aligned with the dynamic realities of the broader industry.

Faruk’s authority in the local market is complemented by a world-class academic background. An alumnus of the University of Cambridge, Georgetown University, and Drexel University, he applies a sophisticated framework to corporate governance. His approach masterfully blends global best practices in strategy and policy with a pragmatic, hands-on understanding of the Nigerian business environment, making him an indispensable asset to the board.

Kolapo Joseph is a seasoned investment banker with over 20 years of experience in project and corporate finance. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Throughout his career, he has built an impressive track record across leading financial institutions, including Vetiva Capital Management and United Capital Plc, where he served as Director, Project & Infrastructure Finance, and successfully raised over USD 10 billion for clients across West and Central Africa.

He currently serves as the Group Managing Director of Transgrid Enerco Limited, where he is responsible for driving the strategic growth plan of the group. Prior to this role, he served as Chief Corporate Finance & Corporate Development Officer at North South Power Company Limited. In that capacity, he led the issuance of Nigeria’s first corporate green infrastructure bond, optimized the company’s capital structure, and spearheaded the acquisition of a 25-year concession for the 30 MW Gurara Hydropower Plant. He also directed the issuance of a Series II 10-year bond to finance a 20 MW hybrid solar-hydro power project and led Transgrid’s 60% acquisition of Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc.

Mr. Adejare Rasheed Olaoluwa is a highly experienced professional with strong management skills. He effectively managed the Projects implementation, Engineering and Operations of Axxela Group, a subsidiary of Helios Investments, from 2019 till date.

He equally achieved a turnaround of the Bank of Industry and repositioned it for developmental impact and profitability from 2014 to 2016.

He had extensive experience in banking and financial services sector, playing senior and executive level roles in commercial and investment banking, Treasury management, financial control and strategic management gained at reputable institutions such as KPMG, GTBank, Ecobank and USA.

He was the pioneer Group CEO of UBA Capital PLC, a leading financial and investment Services Company. Prior to this, he was an Executive Director at the United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), where he led the largest strategic business Directorate in the Banking Group.

Rasheed was also the pioneer CEO of UBA Africa from 2007 to 2011, during which time he extended UBA’s operation into 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

He holds a First Class honours degree in Civil Engineering, an Associate Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an Executive MBA from International Graduate School of Management (IESE), Spain.

Added to his numerous achievements are Banker of the Year Award (2015) by Leadership Newspapers, Outstanding Profit Centre Manager Award for 3 consecutive years by GTBank Plc among other awards.