Leadership

Experience that has built Africa’s institutions

Muazzam Mairawani
Founder and Group Chairman, MSM Group
Founded MSM in 2011 and guides strategy across oil and gas, power, cement and shipping. BSc Business Information Systems, Middlesex University London.
Dr. Mansur Muhtar
Vice-President, MSM Group
Former Minister of Finance of Nigeria and Vice-President, Country Programs, at the Islamic Development Bank. Former Executive Director at the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank.
Tope Adedara
Group Managing Director
Former Chief Audit Executive of a major Nigerian industrial conglomerate during its cement expansion across 17 countries, and former vice-president at PNC in the United States. Chief Executive Officer and Director of MSM Frontier Capital Acquisition Corp.
Henry Ikem Obi
Vice-President, MSM Oil and Gas
Former Managing Director at ExxonMobil Nigeria and Group Executive Director, Downstream, at NNPC. Mechanical engineer; MBA, University of Bradford.
Ahmad Rufai Shakur
Vice-President, Exploration and Production
32 years in oil and gas, largely with the Department of Petroleum Resources. Petroleum engineering graduate; MBA.
Engr. Mustafa B. Shehu
Vice-President, MSM Power
17th President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations and past President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. Over 35 years in electrical power engineering.
Hajia Aisha F. Katagum
Vice-President, MSM Shipping
Chartered accountant with 30 years at NNPC, including Group General Manager of NNPC Shipping and of Supply Chain Management.
Dr. Sirajo Salisu
Vice-President, MSM Cement
33 years in banking and risk. Former Managing Director of Jaiz Bank Plc and MD/CEO of Arab Gambian Islamic Bank.