Bio
Serge Kajeguhakwa is Executive Chairman of Energy Resources Petroleum Ltd (E.R.P.) a Rwanda registered oil trading company and a major supplier of white and black products such as premium motor spirit, automotive gas oil, heavy fuel oil and light fuel oil to the Rwandan market and across Central Africa.
He is also Chairman of Sedec Energy Limited, registered in Nigeria as a fully integrated, value-driven energy company focused on value creation, preservation and extraction, with a major interest in the oil and gas industry, primarily oil trading, shipping, and exploration & production activities.
Sedec Energy is presently trading in West Africa and international markets. It procures and trades a broad range of petroleum products, such as crude oil, fuel oil, gasoline, gasoil and kerosine.
He is a seasoned energy expert who has held several leadership positions in the past, and has 20 years of experience in the energy sector.
Information
Education
Graduated from the American College in London with a BA in Business Administration.
Graduated from the American College in London with a MBA in Business Administration.
Experience
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Energy Resources Petroleum Ltd
Major activities and responsibilities:
- As Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Kajeguhakwa holds profit & loss responsibility for the business and leads operations within the organization including project delivery, client development and business development. Alongside the board he is responsible for significant decisions relating to corporate strategy for the company’s development with considerable industry knowledge.
- Originates and structures new investment opportunities in the oil and gas sector of the energy industry.
- Develops marketing plans, builds and maintains client relationships within the industry and with intermediaries.
- Identifies oil & gas reserve acquisition opportunities and other finance opportunities including third party reserves and client restructuring.
- Effectively serves as a key member/leader of deal teams and coordinates structuring, approval and execution of transactions internally.
- Manages the internal process of deal advocacy and external communication of deal progress to meet/exceed annual funded volume and net income targets.
Chairman of Sedec Energy Limited
Major activities and responsibilities:
- As Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Kajeguhakwa holds profit & loss responsibility for the business and leads operations within the organization including project delivery, client development and business development. Alongside the board he is responsible for significant decisions relating to corporate strategy for the company’s development with considerable industry knowledge.
- Originates and structures new investment opportunities in the oil and gas sector of the energy industry.
- Develops marketing plans, builds and maintains client relationships within the industry and with intermediaries.
- Identifies oil & gas reserve acquisition opportunities and other finance opportunities including third party reserves and client restructuring.
- Effectively serves as a key member/leader of deal teams and coordinates structuring, approval and execution of transactions internally.
- Manages the internal process of deal advocacy and external communication of deal progress to meet/exceed annual funded volume and net income targets.
Business Development Officer at Oando Plc
Major activities and responsibilities
- Develops a good understanding of the fundamental drivers of business value creation within the gas and power industry/business, and within the context of the Oando Group of Companies.
- Conducts technical and analytical research/studies of energy usage trends in the Nigerian market and other relevant economies; also prepares company, industry, competitor and economic outlook analytical reports and briefing notes.
- Makes summaries of research conducted to aid decision-making efforts.
- Uses relevant data on gas and electricity demand, power cost, rates etc. to develop basic/fundamental assumptions for financial models.
- Develops/builds financial models for determining/capturing the required capital structures for potential transactions based on underlying business assumptions identified.
- Maintains/documents revisions to financial models and other business documents.
- Analyses data gathered on potential revenues, margins, profits etc., and draws useful insights into current and potential business issues as opportunities are identified; makes appropriate recommendations for business structure, contracts and various deals/business transactions.
- Develops marketing pitches, new business proposals and other forms of communications to external parties.
- Supports the Business Development Unit in the preparation and presentation of pitches to close new deals.
- Delivers basic internal presentations on the gas and power business and other relevant matters.
- Analyses financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position.
- Builds and maintains business relationships with industry and government stakeholders.
- Keeps up-to-date with industry, market and customer developments, e.g. economic changes in relevant countries, political events, regulatory changes, customer business growth and resulting changes in their energy requirements etc.; builds these into demand and supply forecasts and estimates for future business growth.
- Provides adequate and effective project administration – develops action plans and work schedules as appropriate to meet job objectives; interprets work briefs and provides progress reporting, highlighting constraints, opportunities and risks; also interfaces with other functions (finance, compliance, tax, legal, insurance, EHS, technical/engineering, etc.) as and when required to ensure the successful execution of projects.
- Supports the execution of strategy and process analysis frameworks with assistance.
- Performs other assigned duties as delegated by the BDM and/or the EDCD from time to time.
