PETER MBAH PROFILE

1. Name: PETER N. MBAH
Designation: CHAIRMAN/CEO. PINNACLE OIL & GAS
A lawyer and financial analyst, Mr. Mbah attended the University of East
London in the United Kingdom from where he bagged a Bachelor of Laws (LLB
Honours) Second Class Upper. Thereafter he attended the Nigerian Law School
and was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar. In 2004 he was awarded the
degree of Master of Laws (LL.M) in Maritime Law by the Lagos State University.
Before proceeding to the United Kingdom to study Law, Mr. Mbah had been
the managing director and chief executive officer of several successful
companies. He founded Peter Mbah Investments Limited in 1992, a company
involved in provision of services in the oil & gas sector and also sole
representative of an international oil corporation based in Fresno, California
USA; Gilpel Industries Limited, a major importer of general goods with annual
turnover in excess of USD300 million. He was also on the board of three other
companies.
Mr. Mbah has served at various times as Commissioner for Finance and Chief
of Staff to Enugu State Government where he garnered a wealth of firsthand
experience in the area of public financial management and project finance
among others. A highly skilled negotiator, he has received several honorary
awards from Rotary International District 9140, the Certified Institute of Public
Administration and Management and Newswatch Magazine as one of the ten
most outstanding Commissioners in Nigeria in 2005.