Chairman
Godwin O. Obasohan, (B.Sc. Economics – University of London); FCIB:
A distinguished and accomplished professional banker with over forty years of practical banking and finance experience. He started his banking career in 1960 with Barclays Bank DCO (Now Union Bank of Nigeria Plc). He joined the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 1967 and rose through the ranks to become a Department Director before he retired in 1996. He was pioneer Chairman of the joint CBN/NDIC Technical Committee on Problem Banks. He was appointed Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Co-operative and Commerce Bank plc in 1997. In February 1998, he was appointed Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of National Bank of Nigeria Ltd, a position he held until the bank was fully restructured and returned to the original owners (Odua Investment Company Ltd.) in 2000. He brings a wealth of finance and business expertise to Harval. He is also a seasoned entrepreneur with large investments in poultry and fishery.

He is a fellow of the Nigerian Chartered Institute of Bankers. He is also an alumnus of George Washington University, USA.

Chief Strategist / CEO
Harold O. Obasohan: B.Sc. Geology – University of Ibadan; M.Sc/DIC – Imperial College London:
He acquired his oil and gas skills at the foremost local E & P Consultancy in Nigeria at the time (Geotrex Systems Ltd). Harold was pioneer development geologist for Niger Delta Petroleum Resources Limited (the pioneer marginal field E & P Company in Nigeria).

A seasoned entrepreneur, he has been responsible for birthing and developing various energy businesses, acting variously as Business Development Manager and Group Head Energy Business Development in top rate companies. He developed the Energy Division of Vigeo Limited. He had primary responsibility to birth the VigeoFarstad Joint Venture in Nigeria.

As sole Nigerian Representative/Independent Consultant, he played a pivotal role in the establishment of R.S. Platou Offshore A.S. subsidiary in Nigeria (R.S. Platou Nigeria Limited).

Harold is the founding and current Chief Strategist/CEO of Harval Nigeria Limited. He also serves on the Board of Achaea Corporation as its Executive Director/Chief Business Development Officer; and Harval Properties Nigeria Limited as its Managing Director/CEO. He brings a wealth of expertise and experience spanning various industrial sectors and business disciplines.

Executive Director
Valerie F. Obasohan: B.Sc. Chemistry – University of Ilorin:
She has over 10 years cognate working experience spanning Sales and Marketing (FMCG), Banking and Telecommunications industrial sectors. She has undergone various operational and management training courses, which have honed her natural talents and attributes. She has worked variously in a number of reputable companies (Comet Merchant Bank, now First Inland Bank; Celia Motophone, etc) garnering considerable experience across Customer Care/Customer Relationship Management, general administration and Sales and Marketing. She is a natural high flyer with the uncanny knack for consummating deals and brings considerable real world experience to Harval. She has consummate consumer understanding and commercial awareness, coupled with her excellent human resource management and well tested analytical skills. She is an energetic, confident and articulate individual.