Mr Warren started off his career as an article clerk with KPMG and went on to join Yum Restaurants (owners of KFC and Pizza Hut) after three years. He worked with Yum Restaurants in several capacities for over 20 years – starting off as a Financial Accountant in its South African business, working through various finance roles to peak as the Financial Control Director in Australia and New Zealand before being appointed as Market Manager for Pizza Hut in 1999 and later Operations Director in South Africa in 2004. He left Yum Restaurants after serving as the Managing Director overseeing the African business for over four years in 2012. As Managing Director at Yum Brands International, he was a member of the company’s international leadership team and oversaw 720 restaurants generating over US$1b in revenues across 9 countries in Africa.

Keith has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Accounting from Witwatersrand University and he is a Chartered Accountant in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

Mr Obiakor started off his career in First Capital and then went on to work with FSB International before setting up his firm. He currently sits on the board of several companies including Sundry Foods Limited, Thames Capital, Colony Capital, and Arrow Construction. Nnameka has a Law Degree from the University of Benin and an MBA from ESUT Business School.

Mr Obiakor is currently the CEO for the Capital Index Group – a Nigerian financial services firm with various interests in sectors of the financial services industry.

Mrs Odita is a seasoned legal practitioner in private practice. She owns and operates her own firm – B.N.Odita & Co and has a broad spectrum of high value clientele across various sectors and around the country.

Nnamdi began his journey as an accountant in the Bakery department. Demonstrating relentless dedication and a profound commitment to the company’s growth, he swiftly ascended to the role of Treasury Manager.

Later, he spearheaded the catering division, excelling in his leadership role, which led to his promotion to oversee the entire marketing function, driving revenue across all business units and managing marketing communications.

With extensive experience in managing the company’s catering and QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) divisions, Mr. Opara was appointed as an Executive Director to the Board in 2017. In this capacity, he supervises the daily operations of the food services division.

Mr. Opara holds an HND in Accounting with a 2nd Class Upper degree from the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, and an MBA from the Rivers State University of Science & Technology.

He further honed his skills by attending the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at the Wharton Business School, Penn, USA.

Ebele holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Ilorin and a Master of Management in Hospitality from Cornell University.

With a focus on Hotel and Chain Restaurant Management, Hospitality Real Estate Design, Investment, Finance, and Development, he brings profound expertise to the retail and hospitality sectors.

Before establishing Sundry Foods and Sundry Markets in 2004 and 2015 respectively, Mr. Enunwa excelled at Stanbic IBTC Bank, where he led the regional office in Port Harcourt.

His tenure there enriched his understanding of Business Assurance, Financial Advisory, Funds Management, and Investment Banking, contributing significantly to Nigeria’s financial landscape.

As a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a Member of the Institute of Directors, Nigeria (IoD), Mr. Enunwa’s professional journey also includes a stint at Akintola Williams Deloitte.

Adedotun Sulaiman is a renowned and retired management consultant and expert in business and organisation strategy. He is a distinguished alumnus of the University of Lagos from where he graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Business Administration in 1975 and of the Harvard Business School where he did the PMD (59) in 1990.

He sits on or chairs the boards of many companies traversing several sectors of the economy with a major emphasis on the emerging electronic payments industry and companies in the entrepreneurial stage, including Interswitch Ltd., Secure ID Ltd, Cornerstone Insurance Plc., Helios Towers Nigeria Ltd., Mouka Ltd., New Horizons Nigeria Ltd. and Cadbury Nigeria Plc.

Dotun, as he is popularly known, actually started life as a career diplomat, including a brief stint at the Nigerian Embassy in Washington DC as a consular officer from late 1976 to early 1978. In late 1978, he joined the Management Information Consulting Division of Arthur Andersen & Co. [later Andersen Consulting, now Accenture]. He rose rapidly through the ranks to become a Local Partner in 1984 and a Partner in the Worldwide Firm in 1989. Sulaiman succeeded the founding Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co, in 1993 and remained Country Managing Partner of both Arthur Andersen, the Audit and Tax practice, and Andersen Consulting during what was the most turbulent years in the Andersen firms until 1999 when he relinquished the headship of Arthur Andersen to focus exclusively as Country Managing Director of Andersen Consulting [now Accenture] upon the breakup of the Arthur Andersen Worldwide Organization. He retired as Country Managing Director of Accenture in 2005 and continued as Chairman until 2010. After retirement from his consulting career, Mr. Sulaiman became an active investor, focusing his investing activities on start – ups and mentoring/coaching/handholding young entrepreneurs. He also invests, co-invests and works closely with all major PE firms active in Nigeria including Actis, African Capital Alliance, Helios Investment Partners and Adlevo. He chairs the board of the Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator (iDEA), Ltd by Gte. He is also the founding Chairman of the Lagos Business Angels Network.