Founder's Vision

Inspiration behind AWEinEnergy

Over my close to 17 years in the Energy Industry I have seen the industry become more successful at getting women into Engineering roles, Recruiting more women into the Energy Industry and Retaining more women through their Early Careers into First Level Management

Our present challenge as an Industry is “Getting More Women into Senior Leadership positions (CEO to N-3 from CEO) and Board Positions"

AWEinEnergy was founded out of my personal passion navigating my career through the industry and realizing that no formal support exists today to combat the barriers preventing the Energy Industry getting more women to the top!

The ongoing downturn in the Energy Industry has caused a reduction in the number of employees globally. The loss of Female Leaders through this reduction has further limited the talent pool. AWEinEnergy plans to be a pathway to reintroduce such Women to Leadership careers in Energy

About our Founder

Eghosa Oriaikhi has achieved about 17 years in the Energy Industry and is the Founder of non- profit AWEinEnergy – Africa Women Executives in Energy.

Eghosa started her career with a background in Mechanical Engineering (Bachelors & Masters) from University College London, UK. She completed her Project Management Professional Certification (PMP), in Houston, Texas, USA. Eghosa holds a Global Executive MBA from IESE Business School in Spain where she graduated as Class President. She was recently appointed to a board of an organization focused on increasing the number of Women on Boards of Companies in Africa www.theboardroomafrica.com

Her expertise is in Business Development and Commercial Strategy in the Energy Industry, Operational and Financial Leadership, Business Management, Contract Management, Engineering & Technology, Supply Chain & Manufacturing,

Her interests are focused on Digital Business Transformations in the Energy industry, Emerging Economies, Investment and Entrepreneurship of new business models and Renewable Technology.

Outside of work Eghosa has completed 1 ironman race in the USA, 3 half-ironman races across Mexico, Canada and Spain. Eghosa has been an avid Marathon runner for many years. She completed the 2016 London Marathon raising money for a youth charity focused on leadership development.