Afren

Mr Shahenshah was part of the management team that founded Afren. He has over 20 years experience of oil and gas finance. His international career began with Credit Suisse First Boston and has included senior positions in the oil and gas finance groups of the International Finance Corporation (private sector arm of the World Bank), and the investment banking divisions of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Mediocredito Centrale.

Mr Shahenshah has been actively involved in the African Oil & Gas sector for more than 15 years, working with companies such as Shell, Chevron, Total, ENI and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. He holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master's Degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor's Degree from Brown University.