Engr. Gbenga Akinyosoye MD/CEO

Engr. Gbenga Akinyosoye is a distinguished engineering and business executive with a 33-year career defined by operational excellence and strategic leadership across the manufacturing, oilfield services, and commercial sectors. Most recently, as Managing Director for EWT & JCHL, they provided high-level oversight for pressure vessel fabrication and OML 42 oilfield services. Their extensive leadership background includes an eight-year tenure as Country Manager for Weatherford Limited, where they steered national operations and financial performance to consistent growth.

A versatile leader, Gbenga Akinyosoye spent over a decade at Schlumberger Limited, ascending from Field Engineer to key management roles in QHSE, Training, and Sales & Marketing. This rare combination of “boots-on-the-ground” technical expertise and high-level P&L management was further refined through early career foundations at Michelin Nigeria. Gbenga Akinyosoye holds an MBA from INSEAD and a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, blending rigorous technical discipline with a global perspective on business strategy and commercial expansion.