Olatunji Mayaki, our current chairman seats on the board of many Fortune 500 companies with over 35 years of experience in Corporate Law, Banking & Finance, Asset and Wealth Management and the Upstream Oil and Gas Business. He worked with Shell Nigeria where he was Country Head, Legal & Company Secretary, delivering broad-based Legal advice on in-country and West African regional issues. Before his time with Shell Nigeria, Mr. Mayaki served as Vice President, Legal /Compliance & Company Secretary with ARM where he provided general legal advice, specifically on money/capital market transactions and wealth creation initiatives.
Mr. Mayaki has vast experience in Corporate Governance, Risk Management, and Stakeholder Management. He has served on the Board of a United Kingdom Charity since 2012, where he championed the establishment of several programs in Nigeria to support health systems, social development, women, and the girl child. He was also the Executive Management Consultant at Welton Energy/Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Ltd. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Managing Director at Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Ltd.
Mr. Mayaki holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree from the University of Ibadan, a Bachelor’s degree in Law also from the University Ibadan, and a Barrister at Law qualification from the Nigerian Law School. He is a Member, of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Member of the International Bar Association.