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Kele Okafor

Kele Okafor

Legal Counsel

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Corporate Lawyer | Fintech Founder | Building straitPay, making it easy to spend & invest in Africa | Legal & Compliance Expert | Speaker | Author

  • Education

    • King's College London

      2009 - 2010
      Master of Laws (LLM) international commercial law

    • BPP Law School

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      Legal Practice Course (LPC)

    • Brunel University

      2005 - 2008
      Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

  • Experience

    • Sahara Group

      Oct 2014 - May 2016
      Legal Counsel

      - Previously Seven Energy International Limited- Focus on all legal aspects of the upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas business- Assisting the Company secretary functions of the group companies- Ensuring company performance with international compliance policies & procedures- Lead on dispute resolution procedures as it affects group companies

    • Bracewell LLP

      Apr 2016 - Aug 2016
      Associate (secondee)

    • National Grid

      Sept 2016 - Jan 2017
      Senior Legal Counsel

    • BP

      Sept 2018 - Feb 2019
      Legal Counsel

      Providing legal and commercial support to BP global downstream business units with focus on Lubricants, Fuels, and Petrochemicals in Europe and Africa.

    • EDF

      Mar 2019 - Feb 2021
      Solicitor

    • OVO

      Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
      Senior Legal Counsel

    • Tesco Mobile

      Dec 2021 - Dec 2022
      Senior Legal Counsel

    • StraitPay

      Jan 2022 - now
      Founder

    • EET Fuels

      Mar 2023 - Jul 2024
      Legal Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Solicitor of England and Wales

      Solicitors Regulation Authority