FIVE MINUTES WITH ...
RAYMOND ONOVWIGUN
AS FOUNDER AND CEO OF ROMCO GROUP , RAY WITNESSES AND TAKES ACTION AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS PLAGUING WEST AFRICA
Q . TELL US ABOUT WORKING IN NIGERIA ?
» There have been so many peaks and troughs — more troughs than peaks , if you like — to actually get us to where we are today , and that ' s the story that I resonate with . But , again , I already knew that I was mad for coming out here . Then that was further cementing the idea that I ' m above my weight here . Should I really look at putting the brakes on this and cooling it down ? There ' s no shame in failure , or learning from it and trying something else . But , I kept it going . Fast forward to 2022 , here we are today , pushing through , and hopefully looking to slash our targets .
Q . WHAT HAVE YOU ACHIEVED OR ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON ?
» We ' re looking to go to about U $ 8mn in revenue . This year we will . We ' ve got a run rate of close to US $ 38mn and should smash that even further . We ' re really pushing through that and we ' re looking to open up around seven plants within the next five years . I ' m actually looking to stretch that target even further now and push it up to 10 plants , as we see potential cyber opportunities .
We conceptualised the move to Ghana last year , but because of COVID-19 , we were restricted in our
20 July 2022