Segun Lawson is a British-Nigerian mining executive and entrepreneur, best known as the Chief Executive Officer of Thor Explorations, a role he has held since 2011. He has led the company’s strategic acquisitions and financings, notably driving the development of the Segilola Gold Project and overseeing Thor’s evolution from a grassroots explorer into Nigeria’s first large-scale commercial gold producer. With a background in geology from Imperial College London and an MBA from Cass Business School, Lawson brings deep technical and financial expertise shaped by prior experience in corporate finance at Noble & Company and upstream opportunity development at Premier Oil. His leadership, cross-border networks, and first-mover role in Nigeria’s mining sector have positioned him as a credible figure in West Africa’s extractive industry landscape.