Black Company Profiles http://www.blackbusinessprofile.com/ Latest Company Profiles en Black Company Profiles http://www.blackbusinessprofile.com/EXT:tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.blackbusinessprofile.com/ Latest Company Profiles TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:20:00 -0500 Oando Plc http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blackbusinessprofiles/~3/ICYWxbt9SW4/ Oando Plc, is an integrated energy solutions provider, which comprises a group of companies operating within Nigeria and the African energy sector. The company is listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and was the first African company to be listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.Oando Plc, operates through its subsidiaries Oando Marketing, Oando Supply & Trading, Oando Gas & Power,... Oando Plc, is an integrated energy solutions provider, which comprises a group of companies operating within Nigeria and the African energy sector. The company is listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and was the first African company to be listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Oando Plc, operates through its subsidiaries Oando Marketing, Oando Supply & Trading, Oando Gas & Power, Oando Energy Services, Oando Exp. & Production, Oando Refining.

The company is a oil marketing retailer with over 450 retail outlets in Nigeria and operations in Ghana, Togo, Liberia and Republic of Benin . Oando markets a wide range of products including Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), Automotive Gas Oil (AGO also known as Diesel), Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK), Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK), Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO), Lubricating Oils and Greases, Insecticides, Bitumen, Chemicals and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG, also known as cooking gas).

Oando markets a wide range of products including refined petroleum products, premium motor spirit, automotive gas oil, dual purpose kerosene, aviation turbine kerosene, low pour fuel oil, lubricating oils and greases, insecticides, bitumen, chemicals, and liquefied petroleum gas.

In 2004, Oando consolidated its global oil supply and trading businesses to emerge as sub-Saharan Africa’s largest, independent and privately-owned oil trading company. Today, Oando imports a significant portion of Nigeria’s petroleum product requirements.

Oando Supply & Trading also maintains a presence in the world’s products freight market in terms of vessels chartered on spot and time basis for the delivery of oil and oil products to various customers globally.

Head Office

Stallion House,
(8th - 10th Floor),
2 Ajose Adeogun Street,
Victoria Island,
P. M. B. 12081, Lagos.
Tel: 234-01-2601290 - 9
Telex: 28450
e-mail: info@oandoplc.com
Website: www.oandoplc.com

Senior Management

Chief Executive Officer, Director: Jubril Adewale Tinubu
Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, Director: G. Omamofe Boyo
Group Chief Financial Officer: Olufemi Adeyemo
MD/CEO, Oando Supply & Trading: Dimeji Edwards
MD/CEO, Oando Energy Services: Uche Dimiri
MD/CEO Oando Exploration & Production: Babatunde Ogunaike
MD/CEO, Oando Eploration & Production: Bright Ahonsi
Chief Operating Officer, Marketing: Lara Banjoko
General Manager, New Business Development: Ayo Ajose Adeogun
Group Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, Director: Oredeji Delano

Industry Information

Electricity, Oil & Gas, Oil & Gas Exploration & Services

Financial Information

Fiscal Year-End: December
Sales 2007 (mil.): $1,501.8
Employees: 492
Company Type: public


]]> Oando Plc Nigeria Energy & Utilities Transportation Services Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:20:00 -0500 http://www.blackbusinessprofile.com/black-companies/archive/2009/february/article/oando-plc/ TAG Holdings, LLC http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blackbusinessprofiles/~3/txD5V5_4Sww/ TAG Holdings is the parent corporation of a diverse group of companies that provide a variety of products and services to a wide range of industries. In 2007 the group of companies had revenues of $605M. Projected revenues for 2008 are $750M. The enterprise employs 450 associates in the USA, China and Korea.

In 2001 Joseph B. Anderson, Jr. founded TAG Holdings, LLC as a holding company for what would become a group of highly profitable, growth-oriented companies offering mission critical products and services to a wide range of vertical industries. In 2002 revenue generated was $59M.

Today, with companies in America's Midwest and Southeast, and Asian locations in Korea and China, the 2008 revenue is projected to top $750M. Furthermore, the companies are leaders in their respective industries, measured against the best companies anywhere in the world.

TAG companies are managed under two operational groups, the Wheel Group and the Assembly Group. The Wheel Group includes Great Lakes Assemblies, LLC, Gulf Shore Assemblies, LLC and Indiana Assemblies, LLC. The Assembly Group includes Vibration Control Technologies, LLC, A&D Technologies, LLC and North American Assemblies, LLC.

TAG Holdings, LLC

2075 W. Big Beaver Road
Suite 500
Troy, MI 48084-3442
USA

Phone: (248) 822-8056
Fax: (248) 822-8012
Email: info@taghold.com

Senior Management

CEO: Joseph B. Anderson, Jr.
Vice President Business Development: Mark A. Davison
Vice President Operations and Program Launches: Jerome Gibbs
Vice President Human Resources: Jacqueline V. Daniels
President and Chief Operating Officer - Assembly Group: Stephen R. Sperlazza
President and Chief Operating Officer - Wheel Group: Billy R. Vickers

Industry Information

Automobile Parts Manufacture

Financial Information

Fiscal Year-End: n/a
Sales 2007 (mil.): $605
Employees: 450
Company Type: private


]]> TAG Holdings LLC Company Profile Automobile Parts United States Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:48:00 -0500 http://www.blackbusinessprofile.com/black-companies/archive/2009/january/article/tag-holdings-llc/ Bankable Enterprises, Inc. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blackbusinessprofiles/~3/o1Rsb3KtKlQ/ The New York City-based Bankable Enterprises was formed in 2007 by cultural icon and media trailblazer Tyra Banks to anchor her expanding business interests. Banks' Bankable Enterprises portfolio includes the Los Angeles-based TV and film company Bankable Productions (located on the Warner Bros. lot in L.A.), the Emmy Award-winning The Tyra Banks Show, the hit show America's Next Top Model, new television series Stylista, and "The Clique" film series. Banks also operates TZONE, a public philanthropic foundation that seeks to empower young women across the U.S.

Website

www.tyrabanks.com

Senior Management

President & Chief Creative Officer: Tyra Banks
Chief Operating Officer: Susan Moultrie

Industry Information

Media, Television

Financial Information
Fiscal Year-End: n/a
Sales (mil.): n/a
Employees: n/a
Company Type: Private


]]> Bankable Enterprises Film & Television United States Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:38:00 -0500 http://www.blackbusinessprofile.com/black-companies/archive/2009/january/article/bankable-enterprises-inc/ Charter Financial Corporation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blackbusinessprofiles/~3/syyYyXROsUk/ Charter Financial Corporation is the parent company of CharterBank, a full-service community bank and a federal saving institution operating ten branches. Charter Financial Corporation and its subsidiary CharterBank, are in a mutual holding company structure with the mutual holding company, First Charter, MHC owning approximately 80% of the stock of Charter Financial Corporation. The remaining stock of Charter Financial Corporation is publicly traded on the OTCBB market under the symbol CHFN.

Charter Financial Corporation and CharterBank are headquartered in West Point, Georgia. CharterBank operates ten conveniently located branches in LaGrange and West Point, Georgia and in Auburn, Opelika and Valley, Alabama. CharterBank also has mortgage loan production offices in Newnan and St. Mary’s, Georgia.

Contact Information

Charter Financial Corp.
1233 O.G. Skinner Drive
West Point, GA 31833

Telephone: (706) 645-1391
Website: www.charterbk.com

Senior Management

Chairman, President and CEO: Robert L. Johnson
CFO, VP, Treasurer: Curtis R. Kollar
VP, Secretary: William C. Gladden
Executive Vice President of CharterBank: Lee Washam
Director: David Z. Cauble III
Director: Jane W. Darden
Director: William B. Hudson
Director: Thomas M. Lane
Director: David L. Strobel


Industry Information

Financial Services

Financial Information

Fiscal Year-End: September
Revenue (mil.): $101.7
Employees: 179
Company Type: public


]]> Charter Financial Corporation CharterBank Financial Services Company Profile United States Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:40:00 -0400 http://www.blackbusinessprofile.com/black-companies/archive/2008/july/article/charter-financial-corporation/ Capri Capital Partners, LLC http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blackbusinessprofiles/~3/CDsPfR7vkqo/ Capri is a major equity and debt investor in the U.S. property markets, specializing in mezzanine investments in real estate private and publicly held companies. Capri provides capital to experienced and financially sound public and private companies to pursue acquisition, development and value-added real estate investments. It makes investments in real estate with distinct competence in multifamily, industrial, commercial office, and retail projects in major US markets. Project ownership of between 50% and 90% is typically sought by Capri, along with a preferred rate of return. 

Capri was founded as a real estate investment firm in 1992 by Quintin E. Primo III and Daryl J. Carter, with financial backing from the respected international property consultancy, Chesterton International plc. The original firm, Carter Primo Chesterton, L.P., was formed to capitalize on investment opportunities that were being missed by the broader institutional investor market. In December 1997, Primo and Carter bought out their financial partner, and the firm's name was changed to Capri Capital.

Founded with integrity. Guided by experience.

Capri was founded as a real estate investment firm in 1992 by Quintin E. Primo III and Daryl J. Carter, with financial backing from the respected international property consultancy, Chesterton International plc. The original firm, Carter Primo Chesterton, L.P., was formed to capitalize on investment opportunities that were being missed by the broader institutional investor market. In December 1997, Primo and Carter bought out their financial partner, and the firm's name was changed to Capri Capital.

In 2000, Capri combined its institutional advisory business with Chicago-based Capital Associates Group, a leading real estate pension fund advisor then with over $1 billion in assets under management. The merger was important in expanding Capri's pension advisory activity and building the firm's capabilities in real estate property acquisitions and joint venture equity investments. Today, Capri Capital Partners acts as a leading real estate investment management firm with distinct competence in multifamily, industrial, commercial office and retail in major markets across the United States.

Contact Information

875 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 3430
Chicago, Illinois 60611

Tel 312.573.5300
Fax 312.573.5273
Email info@capricapital.com
Website URL: www.capricapital.com

Senior Management

Founder, Co-Chairman and CEO: Quintin E. Primo III

Founder and Co-Chairman: Daryl J. Carter

President and Chief Operating Officer: Gwendolyn L. Butler

Managing Director: Terry A. McKay

Industry Information

Financial Services

Financial Information

Sales 2007 (mil.): $28

Employees 2007: 80

Company Type: private


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