Our People
Our leadership, board of directors, management and engineers at Kandelite are dedicated to excellent service, creating value, and achieving results.
Read about our Board of Directors below,
Our leadership, board of directors, management and engineers at Kandelite are dedicated to excellent service, creating value, and achieving results.
Read about our Board of Directors below,
He obtained his OND in Mechanical Engineering and HND in Electrical Engineering from Yaba College of Technology in 1968 and 1970 respectively.
Before establishing Kandelite in 1978, he obtained invaluable experience as a Manager at BEWAC and UAC (T&E division). He is a Fellow and past president of NATE (National Association of Technologists in Engineering).
He retired in 2014 as Managing Director.
He is also the Chairman of 821 Limited, a meat processing company and Segun Sami Farms, Badagry.
Dr. Olusegun Sami
Chairman & Founder
He attended Yaba College of Technology where he obtained an OND in Civil Engineering in 1977. He obtained his B. Eng. in Civil Engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada in 1982.
Before joining Kandelite in 1990, he worked at Dauada Mahuma Construction Nig. Ltd. and A.U. Tetengi & Sons Ltd in Jos, Plateau State.
He was Managing Director from 2014 to 2018.
Olukayode Sami
Vice Chairman
He attended Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, where he obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering.
Before joining Kandelite in 2009 as a Project Manager, he worked at Shell Nigeria and B&V Energy Offshore as a Project Engineer (Electrical & Instrumentation) on the Bonga Northwest and Bonga North offshore projects.
He is also a Director and CTO of Luma Power Africa, a renewable energy company in Nigeria.
He was appointed as Managing Director in 2018.
Dare Sami
Managing Director
He graduated from Swansea University UK in 1983 with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering. He has since then obtained M.sc in Mechanical engineering; obtained Group leadership certificate from INSEAD Fountainebleau France; and also qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK (FCIArb).
He has about 40 years working experience in the oil and gas industry across various locations around the globe including Nigeria, Oman, USA, Netherlands.
He Joined the board in 2020.
Gbenga Olatunbosun
Non-Executive Director
He obtained a B.SC in Geography and Planning from Lagos State University and a Masters in Applied Geography from Texas State University, San Marcos. Texas. He later obtained an MBA from Concordia University, Austin. Texas in 2015.
He is an experienced business development manager, with several years of experience doing business needs assessments, planning, strategy and customer relationship management.
He joined the board in 2019.
Muyiwa Sami
Executive Director
She graduated from Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta with a B.Sc. She did her National Youth Service (NYSC) at Grand Cereals and Oil Mills Limited, Jos, Plateau State.
She joined Kandelite in 2002 as Human Resources Manager. She is also a Director at 821 Limited, a meat processing company.
Bunmi Banjo
Executive Director