Igho Charles Sanomi II was born in 1975
in Agbor Delta State, Nigeria, the fifth child (and first son) of a
devout Catholic family. His father, the late Dickens Oghenereumu Patrick
Sanomi hailed from Delta State Nigeria and was a retired Assistant
Inspector General of the Nigerian Police. Mr Sanomi’s mother, Mabel
Iyabo Sanomi holds a Royal title of Yeye Jemo of Isotun Ijesha Kingdom
in Osun State. She was a renowned nurse and medical entrepreneur from
Osun State in South Western Nigeria.
Mr Sanomi entered the world of business shortly after completing his
Bachelor’s Degree in Geology and Mining at the University of Jos in
Northern Nigeria. He rose quickly to the position of Executive Director
with Sarian Oil and Cosmos Oil AG, an international Oil Trading Company
with its core activities in West Africa. During his time in this role
he single handedly developed the company’s trading operations by
negotiating the export and delivery of fuel oils from West Africa to the
United States Gulf Coast. He also developed a strategic alliance with a
major international oil trading group based in Zug, Switzerland. This
partnership oversaw the import and export of millions of tons of refined
petroleum products to and from the West African coast.
Mr Sanomi is the CEO of Taleveras which he founded in 2004. Mr Sanomi
is also Chairman of the Dickens Sanomi Foundation board of Trustees.
Dickens Sanomi Foundation is a non profit charitable organisation which
he founded in memory of his late father. He also sits as Chairman and
Co- Chairman of various companies Board of Directors, which he founded
or co-founded. These companies activities span from Telecom to Shipping,
Aviation and Real Estate Investments worldwide.
His vision and drive has turned Taleveras into a internationally
recognized energy and power conglomerate, with offices in London,
Geneva, Cape Town, Dubai, Ivory Coast, Abuja and Lagos.
