Management profile

Engr. Olise Uteh (Director/Chairman)

Engr. Olise Uteh, the Chairman of Bragav Nigeria Ltd, is a professional in oil engineering and processing. He has worked with Agip Nigeria as a senior pipeline engineer and currently investing into farming Industry with the aim of providing job opportunities and giving back to the society. He also serves as a director in various blue chip companies in Nigeria.

He is a man who believes in maximizing business opportunities for the best returns. He is an astute business entrepreneur and intelligent manager of both human and material resources. Engr. Olise's passion and love for agriculture motivated his drive for the incorporation of Bragav Nig. Ltd, where other lovers of farming join him to not only feed their immediate families, but to feed Nigerians with quality food and feeding items. He believes oil palm business is a business that can boost the economic profile of Nigeria, and that motivated his keying into CBN Policy in this regard. A man given to optimising business opportunities.

Oviawe Erhunse Sunday (Managing Director)

Oviawe Erhunse is the oil man in the house whose oil palm industry experience has earned the company a great leverage and leap unto faster possibilities. He is currently the Managing Director of Bragav Nig. Ltd where he uses his over 25 years of farming experience to drive the vision of the company.

He is also actively involved in pooling like minds and talents that are experts enough to run and drive thecompany to the achievement of its corporate aims and objectives.

Otali Uteh (Director)

Otali Uteh started his educational pursuit from Emotan Primary School and finished in 1985. He proceeded to Government Secondary School, Ughelli and finished in 1992, after which he proceeded to Edo State University where he obtained a bachelor degree in Architecture in 1999. He is also a holder of Master degree from the same University in 2002.

He has had various work experiences especially as relating to building contraction and hard walls. He lately worked with Masters International Ltd as a Project Manager until he goes into private venture. He is currently the Managing Director of Edge Vision International Ltd. A lover farming and agricultural networking, new ideas and vision that motivated him to venture his business interest further into Bragav Nig. Ltd.

Arigbe-Osula Ikponwonsa (Chief Operating Officer)

Arigbe-Osula Ikponmwonsa is an experienced business development strategist and resource analyst with strong backgrounds in product development and brand management. He is an eloquent salesman with the zeal to make inroads in new industries and a passion for new ideas. As a sales and market analysis expert, he is well known for his ability to cultivate strong relationships with customers; produce exemplary sales volumes; grow market share and work well among other team of professionals. He has over 15 years of corporate business management and development having worked with prime companies like Gemini Pharmaceutical Ltd, Synlab Nigeria, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Nigeria, among others.

He is a graduate of University of Benin, where he obtained Bachelor degree in Biochemistry in 2003. He has added to his academic and educational profile an MBA which has greatly enhanced his deeper knowledge of the operations of the business world.

He currently has the mandate of coordinating the business, sales and marketing team of Bragav Nig Ltd along with other Key Management personnel and in achieving the corporate objectives of the company.

Taiwo Theophilus Komolafe (Chief Finance Officer)

Taiwo Theophilus KOMOLAFE is currently the Chief Finance Officer of Bragav Nigeria Ltd, where he coordinates the Corporate Accounts and Finance profiles of the company. As a professional Accountant and Finance expert, he engages in setting up strong accounting and finance processes, and ensures full and total compliance of the company's financial operations with best global standard practices, whereby the interests of all stakeholders will be well preserved. Also here in Bragav, he supervises the Account Team to ensure there is timely implementation of the finance-related and corporate goals of the company. Komolafe Taiwo is a prudent cash manager, an investment adviser, and business consultant. He always sees to due process leading to the safety and security of company assets and shareholders' investments.

KOMOLAFE has extensive corporate and professional experiences in various industries that span through over 15 years, having worked with teams of professionals and experts in Accounting and Finance, Real Estate, Fund Procurement, Legal, Medical, Investment Advisory and Sports Betting Industry, among others, at various times. His dedication and loyalty to organizational values and integrity accounting has earned him many Awards and accolades.

He graduated from Kogi State University where he obtained a Bachelor degree in Accounting, and emerged among the top-best. His exceptional excellence makes his lecturers and colleagues call him 'Prof' till date.

KOMOLAFE is a certified professional member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN); Certified Professional Forensic Accountant of The Institute of Forensic Accountants, USA; and a member of many other professional bodies, both local and international.

Babundo Omordia (Company Secretary)

Since graduating with a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Benin and a B.L. from the Nigerian Law School, Babundo Omordia has had about 18 years of hands-on experience in legalpractice and consultancy, asa barrister and solicitor.

Having practiced at the Ministry of Defence from 2002 to 2003, Uche Nwokedi (SAN) & Co. from 2004 to early 2015, and founding Fiducia Law, Babundo Omordia has had the opportunity of being quite capable in corporate and commercial law. He has furnished legal advice and proffered solutions to public and private entities, local and international. Babundo Omordia's main forte is advising on corporate and commercial transactions such as local and international corporate formation and administration, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and regulatory compliance issues, and these he does still with passion in Bragav Nig Ltd in his capacity as the company secretary.

Babundo Omordia's experience in the oil & gas sector includes reviewing, structuring, and drafting agreements and other documentation, and negotiating transactions, for the prequalification, bidding, exploration, development, and production of oil & gas concessions. Since 2003, Babundo Omordia has accomplished tasks for local and foreign investors on a diverse range of businesses in the Nigerian economy including but not limited to restructuring companies, obtaining regulatory approvals for the operation of companies as foreign-controlled entities and for their operation as marine and petroleum industry service companies, obtaining approvals for the grant of expatriate quota positions and the regularization of stay of expatriate personnel, rendering legal opinions on contractual matters and pension, insurance, tax obligations, capital importation & repatriation and technology transfer under Nigerian law, and comprehensive due diligence and legal documentation.

Babundo Omordia has worked with lawyers from the leading international law firms including but not limited to Linklater, Norton Rose Fulbright, Allen & Overy, and Winston & Strawn. At Bragav, he has the mandate of guiding and implementing legal requirements as makingthecompanya legally responsible corporate citizen.