Tonye COLE

CEO, Sahara Group

Tonye Patrick Cole has an Honours degree in Architecture from Lagos University and the Universidade de Brasilia. He worked as an architect in Brazil and Nigeria before co-founding the Sahara Group in 1996. Mr. Cole is mainly responsible for the strategic expansion of the energy portfolio this energy resource conglomerate operating in Nigeria, West Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He is on the board of numerous companies and NGOs and is the founder of the Nehemiah Youth Empowerment Initiative.