Isaac Omole
Commercial Strategy • Investments • Corporate Finance
Lagos, NG.About
Dynamic strategy and finance leader with 8+ years of experience driving commercial growth, operational transformation, and capital projects across diverse sectors in Africa. A trusted C-suite business partner, I excel at building KPI-driven plans, leading cross-functional execution, and translating strategic vision into measurable outcomes including market share gains, improved profitability, and multi-million-dollar investment cases. Seeking to lead commercial and operations strategy, accelerating growth within a fast-paced organization.
Work
Dangote Industries Limited
|Corporate Strategy Manager
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Summary
Led strategic initiatives and financial analysis to drive profitability, market share, and investment evaluation for a diversified industrial conglomerate.
Highlights
Secured over 50% market share for refined petroleum products in Nigeria by partnering with commercial teams on channel alignment and dynamic pricing, directly improving refining profitability.
Strengthened cashflow forecasting and working capital planning, reducing short-term financing costs by over 10% and significantly improving forecast accuracy.
Evaluated expansion projects, Joint Ventures, and M&A opportunities across mobility, fertilizer, and food sectors, supporting a pipeline valued at over $5 billion.
Developed and implemented KPI dashboards and monthly performance reports, shortening decision cycles and accelerating management responses to critical commercial and finance issues.
Reduced overdue receivables days by tightening credit exposure controls and enhancing trade reconciliations, monitoring, and collections.
TGI Group
|Strategy Manager
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Summary
Managed strategic planning, financial analysis, and project execution across diverse sectors, driving significant growth and operational efficiencies.
Highlights
Led the design and implementation of a 5-year strategy with a global consulting firm, achieving over 50% CAGR topline growth in 3 years, as evidenced by Financial Times and Statista rankings.
Reduced monthly reporting turnaround time by 40% for Management Information Systems (MIS) and Flash reports across the Group, enhancing decision-making speed.
Spearheaded investment-grade credit rating processes, successfully enabling commercial paper issuance for the Group.
Supported deal workstreams for transactions exceeding $500M, including bank acquisition, asset purchases, and greenfield manufacturing projects across Africa and Asia.
Contributed to bids preparation reporting for oil and gas projects, generating record revenues of $2M.
Managed a $1M USAID project, successfully empowering 7,000 farmers in Nigeria through strategic program oversight.
Developed comprehensive smallholder funding cases under the CBN Anchor Borrower's Programme, expanding access to finance for agricultural communities.
Education
CFA Institute
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CFA Program Level I Candidate
Finance
Alba Graduate Business School
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MBA
Business Administration
University of Benin
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Bachelor of Science
Agriculture (Fisheries)
Grade: First Class Honours
Languages
English
Skills
Financial Management & Analysis
Financial Modelling, Working Capital Management, Cashflow Forecasting, Capital Raising, M&A Structuring, JV Structuring, Investment Evaluation (Debt, Equity).
Strategic Planning & Execution
Commercial Strategy, Pricing Optimization, Go-to-Market Strategy, Business Transformation, Automation, KPI Frameworks, Scorecard Development, Management Reporting.
Stakeholder Management
Partner Operations Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Investor Relations, Trading Partner Management.
Technical Tools & Analytics
ERP (SAP), Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Data Analytics.