Lori Systems appoints Uche Ogboi as COO

A pan-African logistics firm, Lori Systems, has appointed Uche Ogboi as its Chief Operating Officer and Efayomi Carr as Head of Strategic Finance.

A statement from the company said both appointments take effect from July 29, 2019.

“Ogboi served as the Principal, Investments, at EchoVC Partners, a Pan-Africa and tech-enabled venture capital firm where she helped grow its portfolio both across the region and globally.

“She has invested in companies across various sectors including logistics, healthcare, fintech, telecoms and agriculture.

“She also worked at Citi for eight years as an investment banker where she managed the bank’s SME fund and was involved in structuring the bank’s agriculture lending initiative.

“Carr joins Lori from Quona Capital, where he served as Senior Associate supporting investments across Africa. Before Quona, he had worked with 8 Miles LLP, a London-based private equity firm that invests in Africa.

“He has also worked with the Boston Consulting Group in New York and Nigeria covering financial services, and at Jumia as the Head of Marketplace for Nigeria in Lagos.

“Carr was also the Head of Information Management and Analysis for the National Ebola Response Centre in Freetown, Sierra Leone,” the statement partly read.

Speaking on her new role, Ogboi said, “Lori embodies the spirit of opportunity on the continent for high-growth startups, and I am so impressed by the strong team and what the company has achieved in a short amount of time.