Kase Lukman Lawal

Kase Lukman Lawal was born in Ibadan in 1954. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Texas Southern University in 1976, and his MBA from Prairie View A&M University, Texas in 1978. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of CAMAC International Corporation and chairman of Allied Energy Corporation in Houston, Texas, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, CAMAC HOLDINGS; vice chairman, Port of Houston Authority Commission. He also serves as a member of the board of directors and is a significant shareholder in Unity National Bank, the only federally insured and licensed African-American-owned bank in Texas. Lukman Lawal was a member of the [http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A44940-2003Feb21?language=printer National Republican Congressional Committee's Business Advisory Council] and, in 1994, he was a finalist for the United States Business Entrepreneur of the Year.cite

Education: Texas Southern University, BS, 1976; Prairie View A&M, MBA, 1978.

Career: Shell Oil Refining Company, 1975–1977, process engineer; Dresser Industries, 1977–1979, research chemist; Suncrest Investment Corporation, 1980–1982, vice president; Baker Investments, 1982–1986, president; CAMAC Holdings, 1986–, chief executive officer and president; Port of Houston Authority Board of Commissioners, 1999–2000, commissioner; 2000–, vice chairman; Allied Energy Corporation, 1991–, chairman.
Awards: USAfrica Business Person of the Year, USAfrica The Newspaper, 1997.