Management Team - Mitsun Group

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Meet the Professionals

CHAIRMAN

Joy Ihejirika

Mrs Joy Ihejirika started her career in 1995 with Diamond Bank Plc. In 2002, she took on the role of Accounts Manager at Huntleigh National Care, United Kingdom before proceeding to join Whitbread Group Plc as Head, Accounts Payable (Marriott Hotel) and Fixed Assets Accountant (Costa coffee) in 2003 and 2004 respectively.

In 2005, she joined NHS Direct (U.K) where she worked as a Fixed Assets Accountant. Her other experiences include: Three Valley Water (U.K) – Finance Manager; Luton Primary Care Trust (NHS)- Management Accountant; Luton Borough Council (U.K) – Finance, Contract &IM Coordinator and Renewable Energy system U.K & Ireland – Generation Management Accountant before joining Aioon Group in 2009 as a CFO/Finance Director, and now Chairman of Mitsun Group.

Ikenna Awujo is described by allies as an energetic and self-motivated individual, Ikenna holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Calabar, a Diploma in Ship Management from Lloyd’s Maritime Academy, United Kingdom and an MBA in Management from the University of Lagos.

His resourcefulness and diverse skills including Strategic Management, Marketing, Planning, Business Development, Stakeholders Management, and Organisational Growth are responsible for the success he has achieved in a decade-plus career.

Having functioned and excelled across different executive roles and capacities including the Head of Marketing and Trading role at Nepal Oil & Gas Limited where he cut his professional teeth as a young Management Trainee, expanding the company’s market from retail to industrial at the national level before his exit, Ikenna continues to demonstrate uncommon technical astuteness and entrepreneurial drive in providing strategic direction to steer the several portfolios he manages to greater profitability.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Ikenna Awujo

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Ikenna Egbukole

Ikenna commenced his professional career in December 2002 at Assurance Bank Limited (now Polaris Bank) as a Relationship Officer in the Commercial Banking Group. His career journey in the financial services sector also saw him join the Corporate Banking team at Zenith Bank and Bank PHB (Now Keystone Bank). In yet another move within the banking industry, in 2008, Ikenna joined the Corporate Banking Coverage team of Stanbic IBTC Bank (A member of Standard Bank Group), and later the Structured Trade Finance team where he excelled at originating, structuring and managing complex trade finance deals. Further deepening his career roots and expanding his portfolio in the Banking sector, he also worked at Standard Bank South Africa and Standard Bank London where he had the global requisite exposure in Structured Trade and Commodity Finance deals. He has financed trade out of Africa, Europe, and the Middle East with in-depth knowledge across various industries and markets. Ikenna took on the role of Head of Structured Trade & Commodity Finance at FirstBank Nigeria in August 2014, overseeing the Trade and Commodity businesses across the Bank and its African Subsidiaries. A position he held until he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of MITSUN Group in November 2022. A Trade Finance specialist and a strong advocate of professionalism, Ikenna’s core expertise includes Corporate and Investment Banking Coverage, Credit Risk Management, Agric Finance and Structured Trade Finance with its integrals i.e. International trade finance, Commodity-based financing, Export Finance and receivables-backed finance, commodity trading and funding trade solutions. He is an expert with a proven track record of initiating and structuring complex Trade and Commodity Finance deals within the Soft Commodity, Mining & Metal and Energy space with receivables adequately ring-fenced. Ikenna has championed a lot of Landmark trade finance deals within sub-Saharan Africa. He is also a regular speaker at many international trade finance conferences and winner of the 2020 FirstBank CEO Award. Ikenna holds a bachelor’s degree in Insurance from Imo State University and has an Executive MBA from the prestigious (Lagos Business School) Pan Atlantic University. He is a member of The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, International Trade and Forfaiting Association and Alumnus of INSEAD Business School France.

An ambitious and motivated manager with over 5 years of experience driving strong operational knowledge of inventory management, capital turnover, logistics, and accounts management. He possesses a successful track record in operations, customer relations, revenue growth, and vendor sourcing. Continually driven to drive profitability, control costs, improve and facilitate processes. Deji bagged a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Lagos State University. Adding other qualifications on IT and ICT qualifications: A+ Engineering, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE), Data Analytics and Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) to his degree. He began his career as an IT/Operations Officer with LSC Consulting in 2010 and was promoted to Head of Operations and Logistics in 2012. In 2013, he joined Aioon Energy as Head of Operations and Logistics Officer and was promoted to Operations Manager before he joined Mitsun Group as General Manager.

GENERAL MANAGER

Adedeji Balogun

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Folarin Giwa

Folarin Giwa is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria with several years of expertise advising businesses with a variety of permanent establishment arrangements on tax matters. He has also helped business handle a range of tax challenges brought on by tax audit/investigation operations carried out by both FIRS and LIRS. 2013 marked the beginning of his professional career with May & Baker Nigeria Plc, and 2017 saw him join Perfetti Van Melle Nigeria Limited. He left his role as Head, Factory Account at Perfetti Van Melle in 2019 to pursue his dream of launching a Tax and Financial Consulting Firm before joining Mitsun Group as Chief Financial Officer in 2022. Folarin holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Lagos. He holds several certifications from the Institute of Business Management in Berlin, Germany, including ones in financial accounting analysis, business valuation, and risk management. His financial and management accounting knowledge spans several facets of the industry, including financial management, financial advisory, budget and budgetary control, cost management, credit management, and risk management.

With a core experience spanning 15 years in travel, consulting, finance, logistics, and oil and gas industries, Janet Durotoye, a First-Class graduate in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management from Covenant University, leads the Human Resources and Brand Management team at Mitsun Group. Before her current role, Janet rose through the ranks to the position of Head of Department at Geo Travels and Legend Bureau de Change following her Administrative Executive role at Nepal Oil and Gas Ltd. Her brilliance, affinity for people, and zeal to take on challenges have seen her transverse key industries—honing her skills in business development, talent management, policy formulation and analysis, training and development, leadership, organizational management, HR strategy, performance management, strategic planning, and financial advisory—in the process. Janet is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and Alumnus of (LBS) Lagos Business School. Her thirst for knowledge and desire to improve her leadership skills led to her study for a diploma in Leadership Development at the African Leadership Centre, Covenant University. An inspiring leader who consistently drives the strategic direction for her team, Janet is an avid reader who enjoys dancing and keeping fit.

HEAD, HUMAN RESOURCES & BRAND MANAGEMENT

Janet Durotoye

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