Audrey Joe-Ezigbo is a visionary, strategic, and results-oriented business leader, advisor, and coach with over 30 years of experience. She is Deputy Managing Director, Falcon Corporation (a leading, wholly indigenous midstream and downstream Energy, Gas Distribution & Trading company), which she co-founded in 1994, championing the company’s successful growth into a major player in the Nigerian Gas industry. Audrey is also Managing Director/CEO of Optimera Energy LFZE, an SPV focused on Gas infrastructure build-out, Gas distribution, and Energy optimization within Nigeria.
Audrey holds a BSc. Honors degree from the University of Nigeria; several Master’s degrees in Finance, Marketing, and Business Administration from Lagos Business School, University of Nigeria, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University; and a host of executive certifications in Management, Leadership, and Governance from Harvard Business School, IESE Business School/NYU Stern, IE Business School, and the WIMBOARD Institute.
Audrey is Chairman, Advisory Board of the Nigerian Gas Association (NGA), where she previously served as President (2018-2021) – the first woman to occupy this position in 25 years. Audrey is a member of the 2022-2025 EXCO of the International Gas Union, sitting in as Nigeria’s representative on the Exploration & Production Committee; again, she is the first African woman to occupy this position.
Audrey is a Fellow (FEI) of the Energy Institute UK. She is a Member, Chartered Institute of Directors (Nigeria) M.CIoD, Women in Energy Network (WiEN), Women in LPG (WiNLPG); and a member, NCDMB NCCF Diversity Sectoral Working Group. She is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN – formerly MOMAN) and Vice Chair, CIoD Nigeria Energy & Power Committee.
Audrey sits on the Boards of FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, Lagos Business School (LBS), Enterprise Development Center (EDC), Association of Local Distributors of Gas (ALDG) Nigeria, and the Investor Advisory Committee of Aruwa Capital Management.
Fondly known as ‘The Impactonaire,’ Audrey is a highly sought-after international speaker on various platforms, including TEDx. Audrey Joe-Ezigbo has won several awards for her contributions to building entrepreneurial capacity in the Energy industry, Nigeria, and the African Continent at large.
