Dr Laurine Ubanozie is a consummate strategist, Risk management expert andself-assured marketer with over 20 years of experience. She has developed and facilitated training in Collateral/ Risk management under Structured Trade Finance for various Financial Institutions, implemented Collateral management, secured distribution process, business start-ups and continuity management, and governance risks, among others.

Dr Laurine began her career a banker with Access Bank Plc before holding key roles at Cashville Group, IGPES, one of leading ingenious Oil and Gas servicing company (upstream operations), ACE Global Depository, an international Collateral Management/Advisory company before joining the Group Management of JPSage Group and Sageview Petroleum Limited Board as the Pioneer Managing Director/ CEO of Sageview Petroleum Limited, a subsidiary of JPSage Group.

Dr Laurine is the managing principal of Laubarella Resources Limited a Risk management /Business Development Consultancy, specialities in the Energy Sector: Upstream, Midstream and Downstream oil and gas operations. She is currently a Lead Consultant – Business development/Risk Manager with some notable oil and gas servicing companies such as Zeconia GIL and Index Brook Limited respectively. She is also a country representative -Nigeria for Aptivaa/CogNext, an international Risk Management/ advisory company and serves on various board.

Laurine is highly involved in professional organizations, serving on the Governing Council, a Treasurer and Fellow Chartered Risk Manager (FCRM) of the Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria and holding membership in various institutes.

Dr Laurine a philanthropist, a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation, Rotary International, Assistant Governor of Rotary International, District 9112 and Past President of Rotary Club of Ikoyi Metro and the Founder/President of The Formidable Jewels Foundation for the Needy.

She holds degrees in English, an MBA, an MPA and Ph.D. Petroleum Resources Management and Corporate Governance, a certificate of merit in International Humanitarian Law and Law of Armed Conflict with United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Business/ Social Enterprise, and Data Analytics. She is currently running an advanced programme in Project Management.

She has been recognized for her achievements with various merits awards and very passionate about Youth counselling and mentoring, traveling, dancing and cooking.