Global energy market strategist, legal consultant with huge and diverse experience.
Accomplished, performance-driven corporate business professional with extensive leadership experience delivering strategic planning and execution of high-profile projects in oil and gas. Rich knowledge of international financial landscapes and government institutional negotiations. Analytical, strategic-minded critical thinker, adept at anticipating risk and navigating complex business challenges. Stellar communication and interpersonal skills enable intelligent dialogue, key stakeholder partnerships, and team empowerment fluently in English and French.

Areas of Expertise
• Oil & Gas
• London High court procedures
• Contract Negotiations
• Public Procurement Procedures
• Risk Assessment/Mitigation
• Project Management
• Litigation drafting • Trade Finance
• Energy Procurement
• Account Management
• Team Leadership
• Ethics & Compliance • Client & Supplier Relationships
• Freight & Logistics
• CEMAC Oil Market Structure
• Institutional Lobbying & Benchmarking

Accomplishments

● Pivotal role to secure significant legal victory for the Cameroon National Oil Refinery (SONARA) in a case involving SAHARA Energy Resources Ltd who claimed SONARA $132 million before the England and Wales Commercial Court. The London High, by Mrs. Justice Cockerill, in a judgement delivered on 9th December 2024, dismissed the entire claim of SAHARA.
● Subject matter expert in CEMAC oil and gas market including consumer patterns, distribution canals, and price structure
● Recognized international and national institutional lobbying and benchmarking leader.
● Negotiated and closed premier, direct crude oil purchase contract with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, first in 38-year SONARA history.
● Founding member/rapporteur of SONARA Ethics Committee actively participating in drafting, promotion, and implementation of corporate code of ethics and establishment of anti-corruption unit.
● Collaborated with Ministry of Water and Energy (MINEE) for successful adoption of critical importation laws and procedures of petroleum products in Cameroon.
● Led end-to-end strategic execution of USD $150 million trade finance agreement with TRAFIGURA.
● Expert documentary analyst and table-top negotiator for multiple, high profile, complex transactions including revolving finance agreement valued at EURO €83 million between ITFC Bank and Government of Cameroon to finance purchase of crude oil and refined products.

Career Experience
. Member of the Cameroon Bar Association: advocate of the Cameroon Bar
. Proximity Law Firm: Associate lawyer
. Commercial Director SONARA Oil Refinery, Cameroon

Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
ESSEC Douala-Cameroon

Bachelor of Laws (LL: B) and Political Sciences
University of Buea-Cameroon

Affiliations
Member of the African Bar Association (AFBA)

Professional Development
Incoterms and Documentary Letter of Credits
International Chamber of Commerce, 2022

Oil Trading Supply and Shipping
Vitol: London—Rotterdam, 2018

Efficient Team Management
Paness Conseil, Douala, 2018

Managing Oil Trading Risk
CITAC, Ghana, 2017

Downstream and Midstream Economics and Management
IFP Paris, 2016

Hedging of Industrial Risks and Operational Losses
CITAC, Ghana, 2015

Series of Training Courses and Seminars on Good Governance and Ethics Promotion
Sonara, 2014 – 2015

Trade Finance Essentials
ADDAX, Geneva, 2016

Managing by Objectives
Paness Conseil, 2014

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
INFOR—Paris, 2011