Constantine Ogunbiyi

Associate Director Afren plc - Special Assistant to the Chairman & Director, Afren Nigeria
Afren PLC

Mr. Ogunbiyi, a Nigerian national, was involved in the establishment of Afren in late 2004 and serves as Associate Director & Special Assistant to the Chairman, General Counsel of the Group and Director of Afren's Nigerian subsidiaries. In his role as Special Assistant to the Chairman, he works closely with the Chairman in a support capacity. He has over 10 years experience of private equity, acquisition, structured, trade and project finance, and public and private partnerships in the African energy and infrastructure sectors in particular.

Prior to joining Afren, he was the Deputy Head of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP's Africa Practice. Before this, Mr. Ogunbiyi spent four and a half years as an Associate in Herbert Smith's International Finance and Banking Department. He has also served as a strategic adviser to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Business Group and the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) Banking Association's PPP Unit. He has worked on several African oil and gas transactions involving NOC's and IOC's.

He holds an LLB with German Law from King's College, University of London, a Diploma in German Public and Civil Law from the University of Passau (Germany) and has Legal Practising Qualifications from the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice.

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