TELIOS Trading Company

There is a 250,000 MT/per annum shortfall in oil palm products in Nigeria. Our intent as a social enterprise is to fill this gap within the next decade.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Food and Beverage
  • Location Lagos, Nigeria
  • Currency USD
  • Founded 2013
  • Employees 0

Company Summary

Our enterprise will serve as a conduit for the sale of high quality oil palm products to domestic/industrial consumers in Nigeria. This will be founded on a collaborative relationship with small holder oil palm farmers and communities via which we will provide community mills for processing oil palm products as well as a farmers association to provide training and empowerment of the farmers.

Team

  • With background in Electrical/Electronics Engineering [Obafemi Awolowo University (O.A.U) Ile-Ife (2004)] Olumuyiwa Akin-Ogundeji (35 year old Nigerian male) has held positions of responsibility such as Senior Systems Engineer and Chief Technology Officer (IT), Regional Manager (Investments) as well as starting an IT Consultancy firm. He has highly developed leadership skills and is able to both work with people and get people to work with him.

  • Adebowale Phillips
    Logistics/Supply Chain Officer

    (28 year old Nigerian male) studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka (2010). He has experience in administration and supply chain management of a family owned enterprise – Abisalam Enterprises, he also serves as a Director with PhilandMove a home relocation and logistics service firm which he started with a friend. Debo will serve as Logistics and Supply Chain Management Officer for the enterprise.

  • Marketing/Business Development

    (40 year old Nigerian male) studied Business Administration at the Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo (2001). Upon discovering a talent for Marketing and Business Development he has since honed these skills in a variety of positions in several disparate fields. He is the founder of the WOW Agency - a Marketing, Advertising and PR Consultancy. Fred will serve as the Business Development Officer of the Enterprise.

  • Administration

    (26 year old Nigerian female) studied Industrial Relations and Personnel Management (IRPM) at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka (2010). From her teenage years she has started and run several enterprises such as hand crafted accessories and baked goods. She has a keen sense of organization and administration and will serve as Administrative Officer of the enterprise.

Advisors

  • Engr. Abdul Ganiyu Badmos
    Non Executive Board Member
    Unconfirmed

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