The Team
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Andrew Eweka
Chairman & C.E.O
Prince Andrew Eweka has over 10 years’ experience playing in both the upstream and downstream sectors of the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry. He is the Co-founder of Wazima Health, an astute business man with various corporate interests and sits on the board of a number of companies. Andrew has been instrumental in bringing several global businesses into Nigeria and West Africa generally.
Paul Burgess MBE
Consultant
Beauty, Aesthetics and Medical
Paul is one of the leading members of the British medical aesthetics industry. He is an economist and MBA graduate with extensive experience of business development both in the UK and international markets. He has roles with the largest professional association in aesthetics in the UK, a voluntary regulator and acts as an advisor to Government, private companies and not for profit charitable bodies. He is an experience Chair, Charity Trustee, Non-Executive Director, CEO as well as a business consultant. He has experience and background in market research, economic regeneration, mergers and acquisitions and all aspects of the beauty, aesthetics, medical and pharma markets both in the UK and globally. He has been recognised by H.M Queen Elizabeth 11 for his extensive charitable and community-based works.
Michael Christian
C.O.O
Michael specialises in working with Family Offices, HNW and investors looking to grow their real estate interests through acquisition or disposal of assets >£5M but who lack the time or resources to focus exclusively on such transactions.
Having studied geology at University & then worked in exploration geology immediately thereafter, Michael also has a solid understanding of the upstream side of exploration geology (within the oil industry) and of the alluvial mining industry as well as the raising of debt and/or equity in these sectors.
Acting as an introducer, Michael is able to identify & assist collaborations between third parties in terms of joint ventures, identifying the need for equity, debt or simply complimentary knowledge/skills.
Over the past two years, he has personally been involved in raising £28M of equity, which when added to the senior debt has seen him help fund a portfolio of opportunities to the tune of nearly £100M.
Roxane Baetslé
Chief Marketing Officer
Roxane Baetslé has over 7 years’ experience in Marketing and Communication.
After graduation (Master in Marketing and Communication), she launched her carreer in Paris, where she worked for different media agencies. She also has a strong international background, after she moved to London, for developing strategic marketing insights and media tactics for Apple. This experience gave her a deep understanding of strategic thinking to all communication and marketing projects.
She has worked in politics in France with previous and present government in the areas of media and strategic planning.
Sam
Sivo
Head of Business Development
Sam Sivo is an experienced commodities professional with a background in commodities trading and global regulatory compliance, with a good understanding of front to back office processes covering both physical and financial markets, having a proactive approach to business analysis, stakeholder management and project management for global regulations, trade surveillance, implementations and process improvement of front office and regulatory solutions.
He also has worked within the ETRM / CTRM market and implemented multiple ETRM / CTRM and Risk systems for commodities such as: Crude, Refined Products, Natural Gas, LNG, Coal, Power, Freight, Renewables, Concentrates, Base Metals, Iron-Ore, Petrochemicals, Softs and Grains.
He has covered the below regulations:
- EMIR
- REMIT
- MAD / MAR
- MIFID II
- MiFIR
- Dodd Frank
- CFTC Reporting
• Certified Agile & Prince2 Project Manager & SCRUM Master.
• Managed regulatory projects with global teams.
• Hands on experience with global regulations and writing guidelines and policies.
• Established relationships with regulator’s, exchanges, vendors and law firms.
• Leading business workshops and vendor selection process.
• Background as ex commodity trader for over 7 years.