Austin Akpe graduated in 1986 with first-rate qualification in Business Administration. He has tremendous knowledge in Business Development and Management. He established Austlinks Investment Limited in 1994 and added Austlinks Energy Services in 2013. He also added a few more companies and has over the years, grown Austlinks Group of Companies to its present gratifying status. He is renowned for his skills in communication, Leadership, Teamwork and Management.

Austin Akpe has been honoured with several awards of which includes:

• Certificate of Honours – Nigerian Television Authority
• Business Leader Award – JCI
• Millennium Excellence Awards – Frontline News
• Winner of the African Order of Merit in Oil & Gas Materials

His numerous private and public sector involvement includes:

• Chairman of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents
• Member -Council for Regulation of Freight Forwarders
• Member-Federation of Freight Forwarders Association