Management Team

Chief Executive Officer

AKIN AKINFEMIWA

Mr. Akin Akinfemiwa is the Chief Executive Officer of Geregu Power Plc and he is responsible for the overall strategic leadership, direction and expansion for the business. He coordinates the formulation, review and implementation of the organization’s strategy, goals and objectives.

Akin serves as a Director on the Board of Amperion Power Distribution Limited and Geregu Power Plc.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

JULIUS B. OMODAYO-OWOTUGA FCA, CFA

Julius B. (JB) Omodayo-Owotuga is a seasoned executive with a wealth of experience across the oil and gas sector, banking and financial services, and the audit and consulting industry. JB currently serves as the Group Executive Director & Deputy Chief Executive of Geregu Power Plc, subsidiary of Amperion Power-a holding company focused on the acquisition of Power assets in Africa. He has held this strategic role since 2019, where he oversees critical functions including finance, risk management, treasury, information technology and general administration across the Group.

Chief Technical Officer

ENGR. EZEH FERDINAND EMEKA

Engr. Ezeh Ferdinand Emeka was first appointed the Ag. Chief Operating/Technical Officer of Geregu Power Plc on July 1st, 2019 and was confirmed as substantive Chief Technical Officer (CTO) effective January 1st, 2020. 

Before his appointment, he worked in the defunct NEPA/PHCN, which he joined as a Pupil Electrical Engineer in 1978 and later rose to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Delta Electric Power Business Unit in 2006.

Chief Financial Officer

GANIYU ADISA LAMIDI (FCA)

Mr. Ganiyu was appointed Chief Financial Officer for the company in 2013. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from University of Lagos with a Second-Class Upper Division and a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy & Finance with Upper Credit from Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos.

He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Nigeria (ICAN). He was the Financial Controller of the African Petroleum Oilfields Services Limited (Now Forte Upstream Services Limited, an 100% subsidiary of Forte Oil Plc.)

AKIN AKINFEMIWA

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Akin Akinfemiwa is the Chief Executive Officer of Geregu Power Plc and he is responsible for the overall strategic leadership, direction and expansion for the business. He coordinates the formulation, review and implementation of the organization’s strategy, goals and objectives.

Akin serves as a Director on the Board of Amperion Power Distribution Limited and Geregu Power Plc.

Mr. Akinfemiwa is a seasoned and experienced International Petroleum Products Trader and Energy Professional with focus on power generation, oil and oil products futures, swaps and derivatives trading responsibilities with a career spanning over 22 years locally and internationally. He was previously Group CEO of Forte Oil Plc, a leading public listed downstream Oil & Gas company in Nigeria with over 450 retail outlets spread across Nigeria for 8 years where he led the company’s transformation plans and successfully turned around a moribund company to a vibrant profit-making entity.

He also served as Chairman, Forte Upstream Services and Chairman, MOMAN (Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria) and Director, African Petroleum Ghana, Director of Trading and Business Development at Fineshade Energy United Kingdom as well as Senior Derivatives and Products Trader at Oando Plc where he used his expertise to develop strategic trading and supply relationships for Oando Plc in the West African Sub Region.

Prior to this, Akin had worked with FSB International Bank plc as a Business Process Analyst and a sub-team leader on the Company’s Business Transformation project in 2001.

Mr. Akinfemiwa is an alumnus of the Said Business School, University of Oxford and at various times attended various management programs at the Harvard Business School, Boston and the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a B.sc Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ibadan and a Master of Business Administration (Information Technology) from the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, United Kingdom.

Julius B. Omodayo-Owotuga FCA, CFA

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Julius B. (JB) Omodayo-Owotuga is a seasoned executive with a wealth of experience across the oil and gas sector, banking and financial services, and the audit and consulting industry. JB currently serves as the Group Executive Director & Deputy Chief Executive of Geregu Power Plc, subsidiary of Amperion Power-a holding company focused on the acquisition of Power assets in Africa. He has held this strategic role since 2019, where he oversees critical functions including finance, risk management, treasury, information technology and general administration across the Group.

Prior to his role at Geregu Power, JB was at Nigeria’s leading oil and gas company, Forte Oil Plc (now Ardova Plc), as Group Executive Director, Finance and Risk Management, between 2011 and 2019. In this role, he played a pivotal role in transforming Forte Oil Plc into a dynamic, multi-million-dollar profit-generating enterprise. He also spearheaded the Company’s debt capital raise, acquisition and divestment initiatives. Prior to this, he was at the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) as the Corporation’s Asset and Liability Management Specialist and the deputy to the Treasurer. Before this, he was the corporation’s finance Manager responsible for the setup of the financial operation and control functions as a pioneer staff.

JB joined the AFC in 2007 from Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria (SCBN) Limited, where he was a manager within the finance group. Before joining SCBN, he was at KPMG Professional Services, as an Audit Senior. As an Audit Senior at KPMG, he led numerous assurance engagements within the financial services industry. He joined KPMG in 2003 from MBC International Bank (now First Bank of Nigeria), where he worked in the foreign operations department.

JB serves as a non-executive director on the board of FBN Holdings, as well as several other prominent corporations both within Nigeria and internationally.

JB is an alumnus of University of Oxford’s Said Business School, UK, IE Business School, Spain and the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He holds a B.Sc. in Accounting and earned a master’s in business administration (with Distinction). He is a CFA Charter Holder, a Chartered Management Accountant and a Fellow of; The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the Institute of Credit Administration. Additionally, he is a member of the Institute of Directors (IoD) of Nigeria. Julius is married with children and enjoys playing tennis, mentoring professionals, and watching soccer in his leisure time.

ENGR. EZEH FERDINAND EMEKA

Chief Technical Officer

Engr. Ezeh Ferdinand Emeka was first appointed the Ag. Chief Operating/Technical Officer of Geregu Power Plc on July 1st, 2019 and was confirmed as substantive Chief Technical Officer (CTO) effective January 1st, 2020. Before his appointment, he worked in the defunct NEPA/PHCN, which he joined as a Pupil Electrical Engineer in 1978 and later rose to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Delta Electric Power Business Unit in 2006.

Engr. Ezeh is responsible for management of the staff & materials to meet production levels, performance & financial targets for the company and is the Head of the Strategic and Senior Management Teams of the company responsible for corporate decisions.

His career Highlights include design and construction of 3No.33/11kv substations in New Bussa, Kainji Lake Sub-Station, Air Force Base Sub–Station and Army Cantonment Sub-Station. He retired from the services of NEPA/PHCN in 2008, after 35 years’ experience in Power Plant management in the Power sector.

Engr. Ezeh graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1977 with Bsc (Hons) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and also holds Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in Human Resources Management, which he completed in 2004.

He belongs to several professional bodies – Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) where he is a Fellow, Council for the Regulation of Engineering Practice in Nigeria (COREN), Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineer MIEEE U.S.A As a seasoned Engineer.

He attended several power plant management seminars and conferences both local and international that are too numerous to mention. To his credit he has written and presented so many papers relating to the power sector.

Engr. Ezeh has served as member of several Presidential Task Forces on Power (PTFP), which are too numerous to mention.

GANIYU ADISA LAMIDI (FCA)

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Ganiyu was appointed Chief Financial Officer for the company in 2013. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from University of Lagos with a Second-Class Upper Division and a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy & Finance with Upper Credit from Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos.

He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Nigeria (ICAN). He was the Financial Controller of the African Petroleum Oilfields Services Limited (Now Forte Upstream Services Limited, an 100% subsidiary of Forte Oil Plc.)

Before his appointment as Chief Financial Officer of the company, Mr Ganiyu worked with Resort International Limited, Stabilini Visinoni Limited and Wetland Construction Limited. In his sixteen (16) years of professional experience he had participated in various professional trainings within and outside Nigeria. He is highly proficient in financial matters and posses sound managerial and communication skills. He is adjudged to be highly competent and very resourceful. Mr Ganiyu is both a member of the Senior Management Team and Strategic Management Team saddled with corporate decision-making.