Olakunle Williams

Olakunle Olalekan Williams
Born	(1987-12-05) December 5, 1987 (age 37) Kosofe, Lagos State, Nigeria
Citizenship	Nigerian
Education	Lead City University (LLB) University of Bradford School of Management (MBA)
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, entrepreneur
Known for	Founder and CEO of Tetracore Energy Group

Olakunle Olalekan Williams (born 5 December 1987) is a Nigerian lawyer and entrepreneur. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tetracore Energy Group, a company involved in natural gas and power projects in Nigeria. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Early life and education

Williams was born in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. He began his primary education in 1996 at Lolad School, Lagos, and later attended Maryland Comprehensive Secondary School, where he completed his Senior Secondary School Certificate in 2002.

He studied law at Lead City University, Ibadan, and graduated in 2009 with a First-Class Honours LLB degree. In 2018, he obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Bradford School of Management in the United Kingdom. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

Career

Williams worked at Deloitte West and Central Africa from 2010 to 2012 as a Senior Tax Consultant. ^[16] He then joined the Nigerian Gas Company in 2012 as part of its Legal Team, where he was involved in litigation, arbitration, and gas-related agreements. He later worked as a Commercial Advisor within the same company. ^{[17] [18] [19] [20]}

In 2015, Williams established Tetracore Energy Group, a company engaged in natural gas and power projects in Nigeria. As founder and Chief Executive Officer, he has overseen its expansion into the downstream gas sector, including natural gas supply and electricity generation. The company has been noted for industry awards such as the Nigeria Domestic Gas Ambassador Award (2022) and Innovative Gas Company of the Year (2023). ^{[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]}

In 2024, Williams was included in the Choiseul100 Africa ranking of Economic Leaders of Tomorrow, a listing of young professionals under 40 working in different sectors across the continent. ^[28]

External links

• Tetracore Energy Group – About Us
• Tetracore Energy Group on LinkedIn

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