Roland Ewubare (born 10 April 1957) is a retired international business leader who has held top management roles in Nigeria and the United States.
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| Born | Roland Onoriode Ewubare |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education | University of Ife, Osun |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary College, University of London, London |
| Occupation | Retired International Business Leader |
| Years active | 1998–2020 |
| Known for | Former COO Joint Ventures and Business Development NNPC |
Family and personal life[edit]
Education[edit]
Mr. Roland Onoriode Ewubare obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ife, Nigeria in 1987; a Master of Laws degree in International Business Law from the Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London in 1993; and a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School in 1998.
University of Ife 1983 — 1987. LL.B, Law (renamed Obafemi Awolowo UNiversity)
Queen Mary College, University of London 1992 — 1993. LL.M, International Business Law
Harvard Law School 1997 — 1998. LL.M, Corporate Law.
Business career[edit]
Nigeria[edit]
Mr. Roland Onoriode Ewubare started his career at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, commonly known as Skadden or sometimes Skadden Arps, an international law firm based in New York City in June 1998 and he worked there till September 2000. In that time, he was involved in significant transactions for some of the world’s largest corporations including the 1999 ExxonMobil merger with deal consideration in excess of US$80 Billion. It was the largest Corporate Merger in the world at the time.
In September 2000, he started work at Schlumberger/NPTest where he served in various senior positions including the General counsel and Secretay of Schlumberger/NPTest in California, United States. He worked there until 2003 when he moved to Schlumberger Nigeria. He served as the Country Executive Director (Oilfield Services) for Schlumberger Nigeria until 2004.
He worked at 567 investments Ltd from 2004-2008 when he was nominated by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua (GCFR), then president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to serve as Executive Commissioner at the Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC). In December 2008, he was confirmed by the Senate. He served in that role till he resigned in 2011 to return to the United States to resume a private equity career.
He worked at Creekside Capital Partners from August 2011 to December 2013 and went on to found Madison Avenue Resources Inc. a private equity firm based in Atlanta, Georgia in 2014.
In 2015, he joined NNPC Nigeria and quickly worked his way up to a managerial position. Becoming Group General Manager (GGM) of The National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) in 2017[1] [2]following a reshuffle of several senior NNPC officials by the Federal Government. In 2019, he was made Chief Operating Officer (COO) Upstream and he became the Chief Operating Officer of Joint Ventures and Business Development at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation[3] in March 2020.
In June 2020 he resigned from the position of Chief Operating Officer at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) citing personal reasons[4].
Experience
Skadden Arps[5]. June 1998 - September 2000
Schlumberger / NPTest. [6] -September 2000 - 2003
Schlumberger Nigeria. -2003 - 2004
567 Investments Ltd. -2004 - November 2008
The National Human Rights Commission, Abuja, Nigeria.[7] -March 2009 - August 2011
Creekside Capital Partners. -August 2011 - December 2013
Madison Avenue Legal Resources Inc. - January 2014
NNPC Nigeria.[8] -2015 - June 2020
Skills
Roland Onoriode Ewubare is a brilliant man whose skills in Business Strategy, Corporate Governance, Mergers, Due Diligence, Strategy, Business Development, Business Planning, Corporate Finance, Corporate Law, Investments, Joint Ventures, Legal Advice, Legal Writing, Litigation, Management, Mergers, Portfolio Management, Private Equity, Restructuring, Start-ups, Strategic Planning, Valuation, Venture Capital etc have proven invaluable in every facet of his career.
Other activities[edit]
His deal aggregate deal value in completed transactions exceeds US$150 Billion and he has received recognition and citation in the New York Law Journal and the American Lawyer Magazine.
His tenure at the Human Rights Commission was characterized by a very activist agenda. He famously called on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commision, Professor Attahiru Jega to resign for bungling the February 2011 elections. [9]
Recognition and philanthropy[edit]
Roland Onoriode Ewubare is a generous man who is always engaged in philanthropic acts.
In 2014, he made a generous donation to the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts (IAC) to fund a fellowship to provide support for underrepresented graduate students at Georgia Tech.[10]
In November 2019, he donated the sum of N5 million for the development of Oil Mining Lease (OML) host communities of Kula Kingdom in Rivers State[11].
References[edit]
- ^ "New Napims boss in NNPC shakeup". BusinessAmLive.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "New NAPIMS boss after major reshuffle". Sahara Reporters.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "NNPC COO Ewubare resigns". Punchng.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Skadden Arps".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Global Oilfield Services & Equipment | Schlumberger". www.slb.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "National Human Rights Commission - National Human Rights Commission". www.nigeriarights.gov.ng. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Home". nnpcgroup.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Postponed Elections: NHRC Asks Jega To Resign". P.M. News. 2011-04-02. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ April 28, Posted; Atlanta, 2014 |; GA (2014-04-28). "Ewubare Funds Fellowship for Minority Graduate Students". Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Onukwugha, Anayo (2019-11-01). "NNPC GED Donates N5m To OML-25 Host Communities". Leadership Newspaper. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
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