2. Kola Aluko
He is the Nigerian energy and aviation tycoon who founded oil trading firm Fossil Resources in 2001. Aluko is the co-chief officer and an executive director of Atlantic Energy, an indigenous, private upstream oil and gas company, focused on independent exploration and production (‘E&P”) participation.
He diversified into the aviation industry in 2011, becoming a member of the Vistajet advisory board, assisting with the West-African expansion of the Swiss-based luxury aviation company.
Aluko was ranked by Forbes Africa as one of the 40th richest Africans, as well as included in the top ten list of successful African entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter. The New African Magazine (November 2013 issue) included Aluko in their 100 Most Influential Africans listing and issue.
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