The People Behind the Kortch Standard

Our Leadership

KORTCH is built on the belief that enduring institutions are created by people with the expertise, integrity and courage to lead responsibly. Our leadership brings together complementary expertise across strategy, governance, engineering, project delivery, security, risk, stakeholder management and sustainability — an integrated system designed to help clients navigate complexity, manage risk and deliver with confidence.

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Ifukor I. Chukunweike, MSc, BSc, MCIA

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

Institutional Leader | Corporate Strategist | Governance & Commercial Executive

“Strong institutions are built when vision is matched with discipline, resources are managed with integrity, and every decision is made with the future in mind.”

Ifukor I. Chukunweike is a corporate executive and institutional leader with over 18 years of experience spanning corporate leadership, financial management, governance, project administration, stakeholder engagement, infrastructure protection and organisational development.

Ambassador Dr. Ogochuku Okekpolo, MBA (Sustainability), FSM, FIILSM, CEA

Executive Director, Strategy, Partnerships & Sustainability

Strategist | Institutional Builder | Sustainability Advocate | Executive Advisor

“The strongest institutions are not built by pursuing growth alone, but by building trust, cultivating meaningful partnerships, and creating value that endures beyond the present.”

Ambassador Dr. Ogochuku Okekpolo is a strategic executive, institutional builder and sustainability advocate with nearly two decades of leadership experience across Nigeria's energy, peacebuilding, development and professional services sectors.

Engr. Kingsley Chukunalu Odijie, B.Eng, COREN, MNSE, MNICE, NIM (Chartered), IDipNEBOSH, ISO 45001

Executive Director, Engineering, Projects & Operations

Engineering | Project Delivery | Operations Leadership

“Excellence in project delivery is not simply about completing the work; it is about delivering safely, responsibly, and to a standard that stands the test of time.”

Engr. Kingsley Chukunalu is a seasoned engineering and operations executive with over eighteen years of experience delivering complex infrastructure, oil and gas, pipeline, facilities, telecommunications, and construction projects across Nigeria and the Middle East. He possesses extensive expertise in engineering management, project delivery, operational excellence, HSE leadership, contractor management, and stakeholder engagement.

Ofugara Omars Silva, MSc, M.Eng, PGD, R.Eng, MNSE, MSPE

Executive Director, Security & Stakeholder Management

Security & Resilience Executive | Stakeholder Intelligence Specialist | Critical Infrastructure & Community Relations Strategist

“Sustainable operations begin with trust. When communities, institutions, and businesses understand one another, security becomes a shared responsibility and progress becomes possible.”

Ofugara Omars Silva is a multidisciplinary security, stakeholder engagement and government relations executive with extensive experience across critical infrastructure protection, community relations, conflict management, stakeholder intelligence and operational risk mitigation within Nigeria's energy sector.

Michelle Obiajulum Ojie, BL, LLB

Head, Corporate Governance, Legal & Administration

Corporate Governance Professional | Legal & Compliance Advisor | Institutional Risk & Operational Assurance

“Governance is more than compliance; it is the discipline that builds trust, strengthens accountability, and gives institutions the foundation to grow with confidence.”

Michelle Obiajulum Ojie is a corporate governance professional, legal advisor and organisational administration executive with over fifteen years of experience supporting executive leadership, governance structures and organisations operating within complex and regulated business environments.

Colonel Herman van Niekerk, (Retd.), MBA

Lead Consultant, Security, Risk & Resilience Advisory

Strategic Security Leadership | Critical Infrastructure Protection | Risk & Resilience

“Resilience is the ability to anticipate what may come, prepare before it arrives, and remain strong enough to continue when circumstances change.”

Colonel Herman van Niekerk (Retd.) is a senior security, risk and resilience specialist with over four decades of leadership experience spanning military command, special operations, energy security, maritime and offshore environments, logistics, intelligence, crisis management, critical infrastructure protection and organisational resilience.

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