Leadership & Team

Deep experience, in country

CAL's execution rests on a team combining decades of Nigerian agricultural development with international expertise in engineering, animal science, irrigation and large-scale processing.

Board & Management

Leadership

Jerry Cunningham, Chief Executive Officer

Jerry Cunningham

Chief Executive Officer

Over 50 years in agriculture and environmental projects, including 25 years developing agricultural projects in Nigeria. Authored CAL's operational blueprint covering the design, development, installation and implementation of large-scale farming, irrigation and processing systems.

Dan Lloyd, Managing Director

Dan Lloyd

Managing Director

Executive Director of AWAA with more than a decade in Nigerian agriculture and environmental projects. A Platinum-Plus certified centre-pivot technician specialising in the installation and implementation of major irrigation and processing projects.

Dr. Ayoade Akere, Director of Community Development

Dr. Ayoade Akere

Director, Community Development

US-trained Nigerian medical doctor with extensive business interests, operating farms in Osun and Kogi States with processing and marketing partnerships in Lagos. An early advocate of the feedlot model as a structural solution to farmer–herder conflict.

Jude JayDot Emamezi, Executive Director

Jude JayDot Emamezi

Executive Director

CEO/MD of Alheri Agro Farms & Resort with over 20 years in marketing and media consultancy, bringing brand development, digital marketing and stakeholder-management capability to the project.

Alhaji Yusuf Abdulrahman, Director of Strategy

Alhaji Yusuf Abdulrahman

Director of Strategy

More than 20 years with AWAA as lead liaison between the company, clients and stakeholders across all aspects of farm development, with deep regional knowledge of agricultural conditions and community engagement.

Technical & Supervisory

Specialist team

Engr. Chance Cunningham, Project Leader

Engr. Chance Cunningham

Project Leader (Technical)

An industrial engineer specialising in project development and engineering design for modern mechanised farming, with continuous project presence in Nigeria since 1999.

Dr. Samantha Cunningham, Technical Member, Animal Science

Dr. Samantha Cunningham

Technical Member, Animal Science

Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University with a PhD from Texas A&M specialising in tropical breeding. Teaches animal breeding, livestock feeding and nutrition, reproduction and beef-cattle production.

Amos Ayuba, District Manager

Amos Ayuba

District Manager

More than 18 years with AWAA as senior site supervisor for north-east and north-central Nigeria, responsible for client coordination, site inspection and project supervision.

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