Obi Charles Nnanna
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| Born | August 16, 1985 |
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| 📆 Years active | 2008–present |
| Known for | Founder & CEO, KALTANI |
| 🌐 Website | www.kaltani.com, Kaltani Foundation |
Obi Charles Nnanna (born 16 August 1985) is a Nigerian engineer and entrepreneur. He is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KALTANI[1], a clean-tech plastic recycling and waste management company solving Africa's growing plastic waste and unemployment crisis.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][excessive citations]
Education[edit]
Obi attended College Gardens Elementary School, Rockville, Maryland, and Central Bank Primary School in Lagos, Nigeria. He studied Petroleum Engineering at the University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma, obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree. Afterward, he obtained a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from Cameron School of Business at the University of Saint Thomas Houston, Texas.
Career[edit]
Obi’s career started in 2008 as a Field Engineer with Halliburton, Houston, Texas. He also worked at Baker Hughes as a Senior Sales Engineer & Account Manager, and later at Total Energies in Pau, France as a Senior Drilling and Project Engineer. In 2017, he relocated to Nigeria and worked with Vitol Group (Algasco) as a Senior Advisory Consultant before starting his company KALTANI in April 2019. He is currently a member of the Metrics Task Force Nigeria Plastic Action Group (NPAP) under the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP)
Philanthropy[edit]
Engr. Obi set up KALTANI Foundation[10] as the philanthropic arm of KALTANI to broker sustainable solutions to African communities, through partnerships with sustainably conscious organizations. To date, the Foundation has impacted more than 30 communities positively across Africa, through grants which in turn support sustainable community initiatives and full education scholarships for dozens of African children and youth. (https://kaltani.com/kaltani-foundation/)
Awards & recognition[edit]
- In 2022, he was named as an #AfricanDoer as one of the most influential Africans on the Tropics Magazine Annual List. [11]
- He was the recipient of the Icon of Service Award from the Rotary Club in September 2022. [12]
- He was selected for the Meaningful Business 100 (MB100) Award in 2022. [13]
- In February 2020, he was a Panelist for the Social Entrepreneurship Panel at the 22nd Annual Harvard Africa MBA Conference.
- In March 2020 he was a Speaker and Panelist at the 10th Annual Oxford Africa Conference- Affirming African Agency: How Africa Defines the Next Decade.
- In 2022, Kaltani was listed on the HoloniIQ Africa Climate Tech 50.[14]
Published works[edit]
- Nnanna, U.J., Nnanna. O.C. (2014). The Natural Gas Industry in Nigeria: An Analytical Framework Intellect base. Academic Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada. Dec. 17-19. 2014.[15]
- Azar, A, Davila W, Nnanna, O.C., Rizen A (2011) SPE 145635 Positive Displacement Motor Innovation Drives Increased Performance with PDC Bits. Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition. Denver, Colorado Oct 30 – Nov 2. 2011.[16]
- Azar A, Davila W, Nnanna O.C., Rizen A. (2011) SPE 148262 Positive Displacement Motor Innovation Drives Increased Performance with PDC Bits in Unconventional Plays. Middle Eastern Drilling Technology Conference & Exhibition. Muscat Oman. Oct 24-26 2011.[17]
Personal life[edit]
Engr Obi is married with children.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Kaltani – Plastic Recycling Company". Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ↑ "Kaltani secures $4mn funding to tackle plastic pollution". CNBC Africa. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ↑ Nigerian Engineer Strives To Solve Growing Plastic Waste Crisis, retrieved 2022-11-29
- ↑ Waste Management In Africa Is An Untapped Billion-Dollar Market - Obi Charles Nnanna, retrieved 2022-11-29
- ↑ "Charles Obi Nnanna: Creating Wealth from Waste – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ↑ Anaesoronye, Modestus (2022-08-05). "How Kaltani is creating wealth from plastic waste". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ↑ "Obi Charles Nnanna Archives". How we made it in Africa. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ↑ Akintaro, Samson (2022-05-11). "DEAL: Nigerian startup, Kaltani raises $4 million to tackle plastic waste pollution". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ↑ "CHARLES OBI NNANNA – Founder / CEO of Kaltani – Africa Leaders Magazine". africanleadersmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ↑ "Kaltani Foundation – Kaltani". Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ↑ Newsroom (2022-06-19). "Meet the #AfricanDOers - Top 700+ powerlist by TROPICS MAGAZINE featuring the Most Influential Africans (500-550)". Tropics Magazine (in français). Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ↑ "Obi Charles Nnanna on LinkedIn: #impact #sustainability #rotary | 17 comments". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ↑ "Obi Charles Nnanna". Meaningful Business Community. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ↑ "2022 Africa Climate Tech 50". www.holoniq.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ↑ Nnanna, Joseph; Nnanna, Obi. "The Natural Gas Industry in Nigeria Imperative: An analytical framework" – via Academia.edu.[self-published source]
- ↑ Azizov, Azar; Davila, Wilfredo; Nnanna, Obi; Rizen, Andrej; Scott, Dan (2011-10-30). "Positive Displacement Motor Innovation Drives Increased Performance with PDC Bits in 8¾-in. Hole Size". Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/145635-MS. SPE-145635-MS/148359 – via OnePetro.
- ↑ Azizov, Azar; Davila, Wilfredo; Nnanna, Obi; Rizen, Andrej (2011-10-24). "Positive Displacement Motor Innovation Drives Increased Performance with PDC Bits in Unconventional Plays". Society of Petroleum Engineers/International Association of Drilling Contractors. doi:10.2118/148262-MS. SPE-148262-MS/150419 – via OnePetro.
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