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.
Summary: International Economist with 20 years’ experience working in the public and private sector, advising companies and governments on economic, strategic and policy issues – demonstrated leadership and project management skills in complex, international and multi-stakeholder environments. Experienced in advising senior management including high-level government (ministerial) officials and C-level executives. Strong expertise in leveraging quantitative and qualitative data to analyze trends and build a narrative.
Focus Areas:
Public Policy: Competition and Regulation, Economic Diversification, Competitiveness, Digitalization, Green Transition
Public Affairs: Strategic Communication, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Business Expansion
Business Strategy and Financial Modeling: Mergers & Acquisitions, Commercial Due Diligence, Economic Impact, Data Analytics, Forecasting
Education:
Fellow in Fellowship Track 2021/22 – Mercator Science-Policy Program (2021/22)
University of Amsterdam – Master of Science in Business Economics (Industrial Organization)
University of Amsterdam – Bachelor of Science in Business Economics
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences – Bachelor of Science in Technical Business Studies
Summary:
Strategic thinking and highly collaborative Executive with 25 years of strong Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Innovations experience – delivering significant results and value to diverse organizations while leading, (re) building, developing high performance teams. True balance between strategy and execution, as well as small versus large organizations. Well versed in high growth, startup and turnaround environments; broad range of soft and technical skills.
Focus Areas:
Operations Management: Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Distribution, e-commerce, R&D, Sales Operations, Quality Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy: Make vs Buy, Outsourcing, Production Transfer, Optimization, Machine Learning, Lean, Total Quality
Acquisitions, Integration, Turnaround and Transformation: Due Diligence, Data, IT, Manufacturing and Supply Synergies, Human Resources
Education:
INSEAD– Leadership and Development
Cornell University – Master in Business Administration
Stevens Institute of Technology – Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Manufacturing & Machine Systems
