Biography

Professor Oluwatoyin Ashiru was born on 28 July 1954. He is a graduate of the University of Sussex in Brighton, UK, where he obtained a BSc in Materials Science and Engineering. He concluded his PhD at the University of Birmingham, UK in Industrial Metallurgy.

He began his career as a lecturer in mechanical engineering at the Universities of Lagos and Ibadan before serving as Nigerian Senior Research Fellow at the International Tin Research Institute in the UK. He is currently the Managing Director/CEO of Tricontinental Oil Services Ltd.

He is an accomplished materials and metallurgical engineer with about 40 years of comprehensive professional experience in academia, entrepreneurship, management engineering, technologies invention and consulting for the enhancement of productivity in major industries worldwide.

He also has a strong background in programme development and quality assurance, with an outstanding history of managing projects from initial conception, through development, to implementation for major oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical, steel production and energy production industries worldwide. He holds an exceptional record for executing mission-critical projects on schedule and within budget, and is highly skilled in strategic planning, budget controls and problem solving. He also has extensive international experience in the UK, the US, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the Far East and Asia.

Professor Ashiru has extensive project management experience in major international refining, chemical, petrochemical, offshore oil and gas development, pipeline, infrastructure and power generation projects ranging from US$40 million to US$2 billion.

He is also a successful businessman who has worked extensively on multinational joint venture projects representing owners or as a contractor.

He has served on joint venture and consortium executive committees and has participated directly in claims negotiations and settlement agreements in excess of US$100 million. His wealth of experience also includes member of the governing board responsible for strategic and operational decisions, and he was responsible for world-wide engineering operations for proposals and projects.

Professor Ashiru is an expert consultant and board member of many international research centres and major industrial sectors, and he has served worldwide on various governmental multidisciplinary task forces and technical committees.

Professor Ashiru holds American, British, European, Brazilian, and other international patents for products and systems that he invented. He is a recipient of several merit awards, including (but not limited to) his recognition in the US as a 'Professional with Extraordinary Ability', listings in Who's Who in the World and the Dictionary of International Biography, and the prestigious Distinguished Innovator Award of the Association of Tin Producing Countries.

Professor Ashiru joined the Board of FCMB Group Plc on 23 December 2013.