Venopstra was founded on a simple premise that consulting and engineering services for Sub-Saharan Africa do not have to be complicated and tedious, but should instead be aimed at truly partnering with customers to deliver innovative solutions and drive project execution.
Based on this straightforward understanding, we formed a team of individuals with diverse minds and global backgrounds who uphold trust and accountability, strive to deliver innovative solutions, and ignite organizational growth.
Our goal is to always work with our customers from project advisory and design through to operationalization. We maintain a commitment to ensure our customers achieve success today and in the future.
Ailakhu Akhigbe is the Chief Executive Officer of Venopstra Group. In his role, he is responsible for the
company’s overall growth and services delivery.
Having lived and worked in different cities across five continents, Mr. Akhigbe has developed an extensive
array of business experiences spanning public and private sectors. He has held positions at companies
including - IBM Corporation, Visa Inc., PwC and Globalfoundries. Mr. Akhigbe is an expert in business
operations, large-scale transformation, financial management, mergers, acquisitions, and strategic
partnerships. This global exposure has nurtured his ability to craft, execute innovative business approaches
and manage organizations.
Through his visionary leadership and a relentless dedication to achieving unparalleled results, Mr. Akhigbe
is committed to delivering innovation, sustainable growth and excellence for his customers and teams.
Mr. Akhigbe holds a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University, Master of Finance from
University of Toronto and a Bachelor in Business Administration from Iona University. He also earned a
Professional Certificate in Digital Transformation from MIT.
Harris Anyanwu serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Venopstra Group. With a strong commercial expertise and consultative skills, Mr. Anyanwu is focused on driving disciplined organization and people management, ensuring achievement of growth and profitability, and executing technical and operational initiatives.
Prior to Venopstra, Mr. Anyanwu served as the Co-CEO of Golden Beacon - a Commercial and Residential Real Estate Development and Management company, where he was responsible for overall growth and operations. He spent the earlier part of his career working as a Field Engineer for global Oil & Gas companies. In addition, he has also worked within the software development and Information Technology industry, where he provided Cloud Engineering services.
Mr. Anyanwu is passionate about leveraging modern technology to transform processes, enhance decision-making, and drive organizational growth.
Mr. Anyanwu holds an undergraduate degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Ambrose Ali University and a Master in Analytics and Business Management from Ulster University.