OUR TEAM
La-quintas success is based on its energetic core of both young and veteran professionals as well as its ability to combine advanced technologies with simple solutions. We are able to readily respond to clients’ demands, matching supplies and services to specific requirements.
Achebe Okoro
Chief Executive Officer
A seasoned business and trade finance expert with over 20 years of experience, Achebe has a track record of successfully driving business growth, launching new products and services, managing risks and building strong teams. Driven by a can-do mentality and problem-solving disposition, Achebe is always searching for innovative solutions and simple answers to complex situations. Achebe has an MBA in Banking and Finance and a BSc in Economics. He sits on the board of several companies including Jafferson UK Limited and co-founded the charity organization Unashamed that caters to at-risk youths and vulnerable members in society that struggle to reintegrate.
Dozie Ezechukwu
independent Director
Global health expert with over 15 years of experience developing health policies and strategic plans. Experienced strategist, people and partnerships manager, health policy advocate, business development, and programme delivery expert with vast experience leading teams to achieve exceptional outcomes. Excellent track record of resource mobilization and portfolio management. An amazing team leader who is passionate about people-centered policies, efficient use of resources, and health equity.
Franklin Ossai
Finance and Business Development
A Management Consultant with over 25 years professional experience covering Banking, Finance, Project development, Marketing, Business development, Research, Planning and Strategy.
Over the years he handled several business consulting engagements in project management, process improvement, Business development and project feasibility evaluations. He is a registered member of Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria (CIBN).
Bello Bissalla
Strategy & Planning
Bissalla has over 15 years combined post-graduation experience in Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Program Management, Capacity Building, Strategy Development, Policy Advocacy, Media Relations Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Private and Public Sector Partnerships Building, Fundraising & Resource Mobilization, High-Level Advocacy Campaigns Management and Design and Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility Projects.
Jaunita Mamza
Information and communication Technology
Artificial Intelligence Engineer & Technical Support Officer with hands-on experience in machine learning, web development, and technical support. Proficient in Python, JavaScript, React, TensorFlow, and API integration. Experience in building scalable solutions and optimizing system performance in a dynamic technical environment
Okoli Chikezie Egbuna
Team lead, Agriculture
Prince Chike Okoli is passionate about Nigeria becoming a major contributor to the food security and economic empowerment of the African Continent using smart farming as a tool having over two decades of agro consulting, servicing many private sector companies and governments. He is currently serving as one of the 4 appointed agronomists by the Presidential Committee on the local development and production of anti- malaria plant- Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACT). Chike specializes in leading teams and managing a wide range of projects including agronomy, nutrition, livestock, waste management, environment, conservation, agribusiness.
Prince Chinedu Igwenazor, Esq MCArb
Company Secretary
Prince Chinedu Igwenazor, Esq is a graduate of the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom where he obtained his Bachelors and Masters Degree in Law, majoring in International Commercial Law. He is a member of the Grays Inn London, a qualified Barrister of England and Wales as well as a practicing Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He is accomplished in Banking and Finance Law, Asset Recovery, Corporate and Commercial Law, Property Transactions, Oil and Gas Law, Maritime Law, International Commercial Law, Financing of International Trade, Mediation, Negotiation and Conflicts of Law.
Juan Guerola Gandia
Civil Engineering & Infrastructure
Juan is an Erasmus Scholar in Public Works (Civil Construction speciality), with over 20 years’ experience in design, project management of construction projects and business development.
He co-founded the Grupo Beltoan, a group of companies with interests in construction engineering and urbanisation (Beltoan Obras y Servicios, Excavaciones Guerola, Urbamed Obras y Servicios)
Juan has been instrumental in the successful delivery of construction projects in Spain and other parts of Europe and brings his skills on design and construction of social housing, construction methods and material selection, urban planning and infrastructure development to the La-quintas projects in Africa.
Our Commitment to You
We are committed to quality and excellence and by working with global partners, specifically in Europe and the Middle East, to foster rapid economic development of Nigeria through foreign direct investments and technology transfer.