Taofik Adegbite

Taofik Adegbite
OccupationBusinessman

Taofik Adegbite is a Nigerian businessman. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Marine Platforms Limited and the Norwegian Consul General in Nigeria.[1] Adegbite is the first Nigerian to deliver an offshore subsea construction vessel for the oil and gas sector in Nigeria which is named African Inspiration by the Norwegian government through the first ever shipbuilding contract between a Nigerian company and a Norwegian shipyard.[2][3][4]

Education

Adegbite holds a BSc in computer science from the University of Ibadan. He later attended the London School of Economics for a certificate course in strategy and organization management; as well as Harvard Business School OPM 44.

Career

Adegbite started his career with Agricultural Project Monitoring & Evaluation Unit, (World Bank Project).

He moved to the United Kingdom where he worked as a security guard[5] and with Britain's National Health Service as an information technology engineer at Hammersmith Hospital.[6]

Adegbite founded Marine Platforms[5] in 2001 and assumed the role of director of strategy and business development, later becoming the CEO.[7]

Diplomacy

Adegbite was appointed as the Honorary Consul General for Norway, to promote business partnership between Nigeria and Norway, as well as bring the advantages of Norway into Nigeria in key areas such as energy, aquaculture and maritime.[8]

Personal life

Adegbite is married with three children.

References

  1. ^ "Executive Management Team". Marine Platforms.
  2. ^ Dupe Komolafe. "Taofik Adegbite: The man who delivers Nigeria's first special-purpose vessel". Poligist.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "The Minister of Finance to name Havyard's newbuild 115". Havyard Group. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Open ship, naming ceremony, conference and minister visit". Havyard Group. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  5. ^ a b Gbade Williams. "Meet Taofik Adegbite, Africa's business trailblazer and inspiration". CheckOut Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. ^ Adegbite, Taofik (2018-05-04). "'Africa need to start Focusing on Industrialisation' - Adegbite". Orient Energy Review (Interview). Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  7. ^ Latodu, Lekan (2018-12-07). "Nigeria: Seal of Excellence - Norway Names Taofik Adegbite Consul General to Nigeria". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  8. ^ Agebite, Taofik (16 December 2018). "Businesses with integrity, operational readiness will attract capital – Adegbite". Punch Newspapers (Interview). Retrieved 2020-07-20.