Globe Commodities International GmbH is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed by Awani & Partners for execution of Energy Investments. Please note that all projects are still in the FEED stage. Final Investment decisions are yet to be given for all projects, except for the Traffle-Division. All preparatory negotiations leading towards the investment decision are therefore carried by Awani & Partners. Only project already on the books of GCI beginning from January 2023 are related to our Traffle-Division.
Ullrich Afini-Awani, Geschäftsführer (Director)
Ullrich Afini-Awani is a German lawyer by training with German/Nigerian nationality. He is born in Lagos/Nigeria, attended a German boarding school, studied law at the University of Heidelberg, trained as a clerk for judicial appointment at a German district court and was called to the bar of Frankfurt as a fully qualified lawyer thereafter. He returned to Nigeria in 1999, where he started managing investment projects. Ullrich Afini-Awani carries the organizational risk of the unincorporated Awani & Partners Limited Partnership as a private individual for all investment projects promoted through the Awani & Partners Private Equity Platform, which includes Globe Commodities International GmbH.
Dr Ingo Kiedaisch, Geschäftsführer (Director)
Dr. Ingo Kiedaisch holds a PhD in business administration from Otto Beisheim University in Germany. He has served numerous companies on market and corporate development topics. He is an expert in business development and management, as well as corporate organisation. He has assisted in sourcing funding for numerous ventures, some of which are now publicly listed companies. He has been raising finance for Awani & Partners since 2005 and possesses over 15 years experience in structuring investments within West Africa. He is ‘Geschäftsführer’ (Director) of Globe Commodities International GmbH.
Dr Rajnish Misra
Dr. Rajnish Misra, a British citizen, holds a PhD in Chemical & Process Engineering and possesses 20 years of oil and gas operational and engineering design experience across the lifecycle of major multi-billion dollar capital projects for both global engineering design contractors and international supermajor oil companies. Dr. Misra has successfully lead and delivered a wide range of oil field developments from Conceptual, FEED, Detailed Design through to the Operations phases. His technical expertise ranges from HP/HT gas condensate fields, black oil fields with challenging flow assurance properties in addition to offshore heavy oil field developments. In addition to a comprehensive design and operational knowledge of traditional offshore unit operations, Dr. Misra has successfully delivered project process engineering and operating principles for novel offshore processing technologies i.e. MEG Re-Injection & Reclamation in addition to LoSal®.
Dr. Robert Bosch
Dr. Robert Bosch holds a PhD in finance. He is a successful management consultant in the Financial Services sector, serving banks and stock exchanges. The focus of his consulting activities is across the interface between corporate strategy and organizational excellence. In these thematic areas he has advised clients in Europe, the Middle East and Asia for over 20 years. He is non-executive shareholder of Globe Commodities International GmbH.
Thomas Koch
Mr. Thomas Koch studied business administration in Austria, Taiwan and the US. He trades various types of commodities worldwide with a focus on Africa. Besides commodity trading, he is also active in the IT sector and is majority shareholder in a legal-tech software company. His strength is market and business development. He adds his international trading know-how to the team.