Management Team

Meet the management team in working tirelessly to ensure optimum service delivery 

Capt. Michael O Nsien

CEO/Chairman of the Board of Directors

Capt. Michael O Nsien is a distinguished and renowned pilot with 11,745 cumulative flying hours over the span of 29 years.

Nsien has flown all over the world with different type ratings in B777 B747, B767 and other aircraft types. In 2002, he formed Cargo Global Air Inc. and is the CEO and Chairman of the Board.

Education:  

  • Commercial Airline Pilot License (Pilot Training), Spartan College of Aeronautics, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Bachelor’s Degree (Aerospace Administration and Operations), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Management Training, Nigeria Airways Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
  • Diploma (Applied Sciences), Hope Waddell Training Institute, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
 

Professional Experience:  

  • CEO of Cargo Global Air Inc. (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.)
  • Pilot for Nigeria Airways in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria.
  • Pilot for Muse Airways in the United States for 10 years.
  • Pilot for Braniff Airways for 15 years.

Community Service:  

Present – Tulsa Thunder Soccer Club- formed a youth soccer club and was able to put over 15,700 underprivileged youths thru college who were apart of the soccer club. The youth soccer club has received several awards and distinctions.

Michael Essien

Director/Company Secretary/Legal Advisor

Mike Essien is a Registered Patent Attorney, Experienced Corporate and Intellectual Property Attorney with substantial in-house and firm legal experience.

Specialties/Experience:

  • Patent Attorney – PCT/Non PCT Filings, Patent Prosecution, Infringement, and opinions Patent Litigation
  • Trademark applications and enforcement Client Counseling and Due Diligence issues Business and corporate Transactions International Transactions
  • Negotiates licensing and technology transfer for clients. Counsels Clients on Strategic Planning and International Business issues. Nonprofit Legal Counsel.
  • Adjunct Professor of Law:

Concordia University, St. Paul May 2013 – Dec 2016 • 3 yrs 8 months United States

Adjunct Professor of Business Law and Ethics

  • Intellectual Property Consultant – National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Abuja (NIPRD) – Sep 2010 – Sep 2015 • 5 yrs 1 month
  • Consulting and providing services for the full utilization of NIPRD’s IP and Technology; assessment of NIPRD’s research and evaluation of IP processes. Training on IP and related areas.
  • Chief of Staff/Legal Counsel- African University of Science & Technology, Abuja, Nigeria Jun 2009 – Apr 2010 • 11 months
  • Partner/Intellectual Property Attorney – Fondungallah Kigham & Essien, LLC – Jan 2007 – Mar 2010 • 3 yrs 3 months
  • Board Member Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce 2004 -2009 • 5 yrs.

 

 Education:   

  • Michell Hamline School of Law J.D., Law – 1998-2001
  • University of Oklahoma B.S. ChE, Chemical Engineering – 1982-1987
  • Capella University
  • Holly Trinity Secondary School

Sunday Omololu Adeghuyi

Executive Vice President, Helicopter and Warehouse distribution Service Capt.

Sunday Omololu Adeghuyi is a seasoned pilot with flying experience in commercial air transportation. He has handled offshore and onshore helicopter flying with distinction and has a cumulative 11,120 flying hours. He is a trained Aviation Quality Manager. Adeghuyi has deep industry experience, expertise, and comprehension at operational, managerial, and executive levels.

 Education:   

  • Certificate (Computer Operations), 1991, UNIPORT’s College of Continuing Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
  • Certificate (General Management), 2012, Cranfield University, UK.
  • Drone Pilot Training, UNILAG-CONSULT of the University of Lagos, Nigeria.

 

 Professional Experience:   

  • 2012- Present – Provides expertise and guidance at the UFO & ARBYS Vocational Training Centre.
  • 1978- 2012 – Distinguished pilot possessing several aviation licenses (ATPL-H, CPL-A and Ground Instructor’s license with Basic, Advanced & Instruments Ratings).
  • Flew airplanes and helicopters for Aero Contractors, Bristow Helicopters, Caverton Helicopters, OMNI-BLU, etc. Fellowships and Leadership

 

 Positions:   

  • Fellow at the Institute of Management Consultants
  • Member of the Helicopter Association International (USA)
  • Member of the Cranfield Management Association (UK)
  • Member of the Ministerial Aviation Safety Verification Team of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (2006).

Capt. Adebayo Ayodele

Executive Vice President, Cargo Logistics and Aircraft Operations

Capt. Adebayo Ayodele is a renowned Pilot with several years of flying experience. The Air Captain has flown over 12,000 hours, flying both Passengers and Cargo operations worldwide. Ayodele has flown a variety of Aircrafts including the B727, B737, B747, B767, DC8, MD-11, and B747-400. He has also served in the capacity of providing aviation consulting in airline operations, aircraft acquisition, and performance.

Education:   

M.Sc. (Air Transport Management), 2004, City University London, School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, UK.

FAA-Certified Certificate (Aviation and Pilot Training), 1980, Ross School of Aviation, Riverside Airport, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

Professional Experience:  

1992- Present – Pilot for the UPS (United Parcel Service) Airlines. Received a promotion to the rank of a commander of a Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet and notably was recognized as the Nigerian pilot to achieve this distinction.

1988- 1992 – Pilot for the Gulf Air (the national airline of Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and Oman). One of the youngest Nigerian pilots employed at the time and completed two contract terms with the Company.

1980- 1988 – Pilot for the Nigerian Airways Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria (Defunct). Recruited shortly after completing aviation and pilot training at the Ross School of Aviation.

Business Ventures:  

2012- CEO at Aaron’s Energy Ltd Co. (Energy Exploration and Investment Company), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

2011- CEO at Global Aviation Solutions. (Aviation Consulting Company), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

Boris Zimmermann

Boris Zimmermann

Advisory Board, Legal Europe/Asia

Boris Zimmermann is an accomplished lawyer and the founder of the Zimmermann Law Firm, which was established in 2004 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany. Zimmermann began his legal studies in Jena and obtained his legal degrees from the University of Münster and the court of Düsseldorf. He has completed internships and training programs in Douala, Cameroon and Dubai, UAE.

With more than 15 years of experience in the legal industry, Zimmermann has earned a reputation as a highly skilled and effective advocate for his clients. He is recognized for his strategic thinking and personalized attention to each client.

The Zimmermann Law Firm specializes in a variety of practice areas, including civil law, corporate law, commercial litigation and advisory, international contracts, business immigration to Germany and Hungary, investment immigration to Luxembourg, and cash collection. The firm has an international network and provides cross-border solutions and legal services for Germany, Thailand, Nigeria, Egypt, Hungary, and Luxembourg. Its clients include mainly small and medium-sized German and international businesses, German and foreign government bodies and individual businesses, as well as private German and international clients.

Due to his extensive international experience, Zimmermann is a member of various advisory boards of international companies, including Beijing Topview Consulting & Trading Ltd. (Beijing, China; Frankfurt, Germany), Cargo Global Airways (GLOBEX, Texas, USA), Saudi Green Contracting (Jeddah, KSA), and SUMIZURA (Cairo, Egypt; Frankfurt, Germany).