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Our people

The people behind Matrix

Twenty-six hundred colleagues across three countries, and the leadership that guides them.

Our people

Matrix is 2,600 people. Engineers and traders, drivers and analysts, forecourt teams and terminal crews.

Almost all of them are recruited, trained and promoted in the markets we serve, and more than fifty training programmes a year keep that pipeline running. The leadership below is responsible for all of them.

Matrix crews at the Warri terminalA Matrix engineer checking plant equipment
2,600+
Employees group-wide
50+
Training programmes annually
99%
Local talent utilisation

Running the businesses day to day, across trading, infrastructure, logistics, upstream and agriculture.

Abdulkabir Adisa AliuAbdulkabir Adisa AliuGroup Managing Director / Chief Executive OfficerFounder and Group CEO. A Metallurgical and Materials Engineering graduate with experience across oil and gas, banking, logistics and trading. He leads strategy and performance across all business units.Read full profileAbdulkabir Adisa AliuGroup Managing Director / Chief Executive OfficerPatrick C. UmunnaPatrick C. UmunnaGroup Deputy Managing DirectorOver 27 years across banking and oil and gas, with leadership roles at PremiumTrust Bank and Polaris Bank. He supports strategy execution and growth across every subsidiary.Read full profilePatrick C. UmunnaGroup Deputy Managing DirectorLuqman Lolade Salam-AladaLuqman Lolade Salam-AladaExecutive Director / Chief Strategy OfficerA Chemical Engineering graduate of the University of Lagos with over a decade in oil marketing and trading. He oversees corporate strategy, trading and supply activities.Read full profileLuqman Lolade Salam-AladaExecutive Director / Chief Strategy Officer
Oluwatoyin ShowunmiOluwatoyin ShowunmiManaging Director, Matrix Energy Marketing LimitedA Lagos Business School alumnus with over ten years in marketing, risk management and finance at FCMB and Access Bank. She leads Retail, Supply and Trading, and Distribution.Read full profileOluwatoyin ShowunmiManaging Director, Matrix Energy Marketing LimitedAisha Said-AliuAisha Said-AliuExecutive Director, Haulage and LogisticsAn Economics graduate of Ahmadu Bello University with extensive experience in business development and oil trading. She leads the Group’s Haulage and Logistics business unit.Read full profileAisha Said-AliuExecutive Director, Haulage and LogisticsRianat Hassan-AbdullahiRianat Hassan-AbdullahiGroup Chief Financial OfficerA finance professional and member of ICAN and CITN. She rose through several roles at Matrix to Group CFO, overseeing budgeting, treasury, reporting and tax compliance.Read full profileRianat Hassan-AbdullahiGroup Chief Financial OfficerFunmi Stephen-OluleyeFunmi Stephen-OluleyeGroup Head, Corporate Services & Asset SupportOver two decades across oil and gas, banking and consulting. She leads corporate services, asset support, ESG, corporate communications, data privacy and community relations.Read full profileFunmi Stephen-OluleyeGroup Head, Corporate Services & Asset SupportOlusegun AdejoroOlusegun AdejoroGroup Head, Internal Audit and ComplianceAn Accounting graduate with an MBA in Finance and membership of ICAN and CIBN. With 15 years in banking, he oversees compliance, regulatory adherence and assurance.Read full profileOlusegun AdejoroGroup Head, Internal Audit and ComplianceOlabisi Basirat SogunroOlabisi Basirat SogunroGroup Head, Support ServicesHolds a degree in Sociology and an MBA in Financial Management. She leads Support Services — HR, procurement and administration — driving efficiency across the Group.Read full profileOlabisi Basirat SogunroGroup Head, Support ServicesTitilayo OsinubiTitilayo OsinubiHead of Information TechnologyOver 20 years in IT and banking, with an MBA and Oracle certification. Previously with Heritage Bank and Keystone Bank, he leads IT infrastructure and digital transformation.Read full profileTitilayo OsinubiHead of Information TechnologySaeed Ahmed LakhoSaeed Ahmed LakhoManaging Director, Matrix Gas (Ghana) LimitedA finance and audit professional with over 20 years’ experience, a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Business Accountant. He leads operations and growth for Matrix Gas (Ghana).Read full profileSaeed Ahmed LakhoManaging Director, Matrix Gas (Ghana) LimitedKeshia PoyoKeshia PoyoCountry Manager, Burkina FasoA logistics and international relations professional fluent in French, English and Mandarin, with degrees in Economics and International Logistics. She leads operations in Burkina Faso.Read full profileKeshia PoyoCountry Manager, Burkina FasoDavid AyansinaDavid AyansinaHead, UpstreamA Petroleum Engineer with over 30 years’ experience and a First-Class degree from the University of Ibadan. Previously at Conoil and Texaco, he leads Exploration and Production.Read full profileDavid AyansinaHead, UpstreamDr. Olajide AogoDr. Olajide AogoManaging Director, Matrix FertilizerA Metallurgical and Materials Engineer with a PhD from the University of Ibadan and executive programmes at MIT and Harvard. He leads strategy at Matrix Fertilizer.Read full profileDr. Olajide AogoManaging Director, Matrix FertilizerOlomuro FrederickOlomuro FrederickGroup Head, Health, Safety, Security and EnvironmentA certified ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 lead auditor who spent two decades in HSE roles at Shell. He is responsible for Matrix operating safely to achieve Goal Zero.Read full profileOlomuro FrederickGroup Head, Health, Safety, Security and Environment