Senior Management

DIRECTOR OF WEST AFRICA

ALIYU MACCIDO

Mr. Maccido has over 12 years of experience in Oil trading; he brings to the Equinox Group a wealth of experience gained in crude oil operations in Nigeria & the West African Sub-region. His extensive knowledge of the inner workings of Government agencies in the Gulf of Guinea is an asset to the Group. Mr. Maccido is a Telecom Engineer by training; he earned his degree from the Kaduna Polytechnic and is an alumnus of the College of Petroleum Studies, United Kingdom. He is also a member of the Energy institute in the United Kingdom and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in the United States.

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

RITCHIE WAYLAND

Mr. Wayland has had a 30-year career with Schlumberger, ConocoPhillips, JKX. In addition, he also has extensive experience in the Nigerian oil and gas fields.

DIRECTOR GCC REGION

BOYE BALOGUN

Boye Balogun is a CEO, founder, and strategic advisor with over 20 years of experience across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He leads FutureTech Media, a Dubai-based strategy and innovation firm advising governments, sovereign-linked entities, and global organisations on transformation, positioning, and institutional growth. He is also the Founder and Managing Partner of Jonomi Ventures, where he supports early-stage companies in emerging markets with a governance-led, long-term approach. His work centers on strategy, innovation, and building resilient institutions across complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

PHIL DIMMOCK

Mr. Dimmock has over 35 years experience in oil and gas operations and has held various high level management positions with BP, Equator, and Oando. In addtion, he has extensive experience in the operations in Nigeria.

DIRECTOR OF THE NEW BUSINESS VENTURES

TEMI GEORGE-TAYLOR

Ms. George-Taylor comes from a management consulting background and is an Accenture Alumnus with almost a decade of extensive functional and technical experience delivering complex and high profile projects in the Energy industry. Some of the clients she has previously worked with include BG Group, Centrica, EDF Energy, United Utilities and Eir Grid . Ms. George-Taylor holds a BSc in Economics from the University of York and an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

DIRECTOR LATIN AMERICAN REGION

JUAN CUBIDES

Mr. Cubides has spent his entire professional career working for fortune 500 companies such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, General Electric and L-3 Communications. In both General Electric and L-Communications he worked as a division director for Latin America, combining over 25 years of experience in the territory. He brings to Equinox Group a wealth of experience in managing the cultural and political idiosyncrasies of the region as well as a network of senior lobbyist strategically placed in each country of interest.

QHSSE DIRECTOR

IAIN FORRESTER

Mr. Forrester is a health, safety, security, environment, and quality professional with extensive experience in E&P operations. He served 19 years with Mobil, followed by various high level management positions with oilfield service contractors including PGS, RXT, and Seabird.

GROUP CEO / CFO

SHIONG TAN

Shiong Tan is the CEO and Founder of Kaizen Capital Partners, a Hong Kong-based family office with regulatory registrations in Hong Kong and the United States. He brings over 25 years of experience across private equity, hedge funds, technology ventures, and investment management. His background includes senior roles at Blackstone, Intel Capital, Antuit, and the founding of CYFIRMA and Protokin. He combines deep institutional investing expertise with a strong track record in building technology-driven businesses.

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

MOSES SAROMI

Mr Saromi has 20+ years financial consulting experience in Africa and Europe. Certicate in Financial Management, Cornell University. Financial Institutions for Private Enterprise Development (FIPED), Harvard University, USA MBA, Oxford Brookes. University, UK

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