HELPING ENERGY CEOs, SENIOR EXECUTIVES & BOARDS TURN COMPLEX RISK INTO STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE

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Executive Coaching | Strategic Advisory | Leadership Development

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A 2025–26 SPE Distinguished Lecturer, strategist, and professional coach, Mike Etuhoko brings 35 years of technical depth and global leadership to help energy leaders translate complexity into sustainable transformation

Trusted coach and advisor to boards and CEOs navigating decarbonization, AI disruption, major transformation, and high-stakes growth decisions

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About Mike Etuhoko

Mike Etuhoko helps CEOs, boards, founders and C-suite executives turn complex risks into strategic advantage. He partners with senior leaders in the energy and adjacent industries, navigating transformation, investor pressure, and strategic inflection points such as decarbonization, AI disruption and growth transitions. Through a blend of executive coaching, board advisory, and strategic insight, he helps leadership teams align purpose, performance, and long-term value creation.

Over three decades with TotalEnergies, Shell, KPO, and HCML, he led transformations creating billions in value.

An award-winning Sloan Fellow (London Business School), IPEC certified executive coach and accredited board director, he founded and has led Protekz Inc. since 2008. His research on energy leaders and the energy transition informs work in governance, ESG & climate, innovation, and M&A.

A 2025–26 SPE Distinguished Lecturer, he’s also pursuing a DBA focused on Generative AI and leadership resilience. Mike blends technical rigour and human leadership to drive clear decisions, disciplined risk appetite, and 90-day movement for boards.

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Integrating executive coaching, strategic foresight, and leadership development with decades of global technical and executive experience from Fortune 500 organizations, I empower senior executives and boards to drive sustainable transformation, organizational resilience, and long-term value creation.

Mike Etuhoko, Founder & CEO, Protekz Inc.

Endorsements from Business Leaders and Executives

"Mike’s impact on HCML’s success on its $2 billion offshore development was profound. His leadership in conceptualizing, implementing, and embedding the Well Integrity Management System (WIMS) significantly strengthened HCML’s governance, risk management, and ESG alignment. Through high-level stakeholder engagement, human capital development, and disciplined operational leadership, Mike directly contributed to $200 million in annual profit uplift, a 60% year-over-year operational performance improvement, and a zero-incident safety record across all project execution phases. In addition, Mike designed and delivered a $250,000 enterprise-wide WIMS training and mentorship program, enhancing leadership capabilities, technical excellence, and institutional resilience across the organization—ensuring the long-term sustainability of HCML’s operational integrity initiatives."

Lian Jihong
Guyana Country Manager at CNOOC International
"Mike’s practical approach to complex business issues aligned with the latest academic thinking enables him to provide solutions that will enable both the organisations and people he works with to move forward with confidence."

Nick Jessett
Director at Montserrat Academy
“Throughout the engagement, Mike showed genuine interest and passion in helping OceanLED identify key areas to strengthen our competitive advantage. Mike consistently demonstrated excellent listening skills and maintained an open-minded, collaborative approach. His ability to drive transformational change while building on our existing strengths added significant value to the project. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Mike and would highly recommend him for business strategy and transformation initiatives.”

Daniele Todaro
Group MD & CEO, OceanLED
"Mike was a very hard worker, ready to embark with important and new challenges. And in addition, always with a large smile, contributing to generate good and positive atmosphere within the Team. I followed, remotely, his impressive career path. And I’m proud to be solicited to provide my very positive feedback and strong recommendation to Mike Etuhoko."

Christophe Amadei
Advisor at TotalEnergies
“I appreciated Mike’s ability to organize challenging jobs and his approach to managing people and tasks. He consistently demonstrated team leadership and made complex issues appear simple.”

Massimo Viti
Well Engineering Executive at KPO
"From our very first session, Mike stood out as a genuinely patient, optimistic, and thoughtful mentor. He has always been fully engaged and an excellent listener. What truly made an impact on me was how he consistently made me feel heard, acknowledged, and appreciated. His belief in my potential gave me the confidence to aim higher and push beyond my comfort zone. Mike’s own journey—from engineer to entrepreneur to executive coach—served as a powerful reminder that career paths are rarely linear. His optimism and perspective helped me see that growth is not only possible but inevitable when you remain committed and open to new possibilities. I’m incredibly grateful for his support, encouragement, and authenticity. Mike is an exceptional mentor and a true role model for anyone navigating their career journey."

Kevin Liu
Import & Procurement Executive at Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL)