Anthony Ojobo, PhD, a veteran policy strategist and former director at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has been appointed Chief Business Development Officer at GreenPlinth Africa Limited. In his new role, Ojobo will oversee strategy, partnerships, and business development across the company’s climate and sustainability initiatives.
Ojobo, whose career spans telecommunications regulation, policy, and market development, highlighted the parallels between his previous work in telecoms and his current focus on climate finance. “In telecoms, radio spectrum is an invisible, finite, and regulated asset that drives enormous economic value,” he said. “In the climate economy, carbon plays a similar role: intangible, measurable, regulated, and capable of unlocking investment when governed effectively.”
He emphasized that climate change is no longer solely an environmental issue but a developmental, economic, and competitiveness challenge—particularly for Africa. “Addressing it requires practical, scalable, and finance-ready solutions,” Ojobo stated.
At GreenPlinth Africa, initiatives under his leadership will include clean cooking solutions, nature-based approaches, carbon finance, and corporate decarbonization programs. Ojobo described his career move not as a departure from telecoms but as a continuation of applying systems thinking from one regulated, asset-driven sector to another shaping the future of global development.
Ojobo holds multiple certifications in sustainability, ESG, regulation, and digital economy strategies, and serves as an advisor to government and corporate boards.