Mr. Chris Igwe began his professional journey at Nanac Enterprises Limited, Owerri, where he progressed from a salesman to the role of General Manager. In 1992, he launched his entrepreneurial career by establishing Chrisnak Conglomerate.
He later founded Mainland Oil and Gas Limited, a company operating across the downstream, midstream, and upstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. Its subsidiary, Newcore International Energy Limited, specializes in trading and managing tank farms for the storage of petroleum products in the downstream sector.
As a philanthropist, Mr.Igwe established the Chris Odinaka Igwe Foundation, which aims to foster the development of top-tier Information Technology (IT) talents comparable to global icons. The foundation’s scholarship program is designed to nurture game- changing IT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts from Nigeria, recognizing the pivotal role these fields play in shaping the future of global affairs.
In 2020, he was honored as Investor of the Year by The Sun newspaper, and in 2022, he received Nigeria’s National Award of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR).He holds an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) from the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State (1996), and a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration from Lagos State University (2015).
In 2016, he completed the Owner Manager Programme at Lagos Business School, earning a Postgraduate Certificate. He further enhanced his academic portfolio by completing the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard Business School, USA. Additionally, in 2019, he was conferred with an Honorary Doctor of Science degree in Human Resources by Wesley University, Ondo State.