Adewale Tinubu
| Adewale Tinubu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 June 1967 Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupation |
Businessman Consultant Lawyer |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Known for | Oando |
| Relatives | Bola Tinubu (Uncle) |
Adewale Tinubu (born June 26, 1967 in Eti Osa local, Lagos State) is a Nigerian lawyer, business magnate and the CEO of Oando, a Pan-African multinational energy corporation headquartered in Lagos State, Nigeria.[1]
Early life
Adewale Tinubu had his primary education in Lagos state and later obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1983 from the Federal Government College of Odogbolu. He then graduated from the University of Liverpool where he received a bachelor's degree in law in 1988 and later obtained a master's degree in law from London School of Economics in 1989. He then returned to Nigeria to train at the Nigerian Law School and received his call to the bar in 1990.[2][3]
Career
Adewale Tinubu began his career with his family law firm, K. O. Tinubu and Co, where he specialized in corporate and petroleum law. In 1994, Adewale Tinubu co-founded Ocean and Oil Limited, an oil company located in Nigeria. On December 2001, they made a purchase of Italian Agip Petrol’s 60 percent stake in Agip Nigeria Plc, for $74 million, a purchase that was objected by shareholders.[4][5] Adewale and his team later branded the Oando, plc having been the largest shareholder at Gaslink, an industrial gas supply company.[6] His significant contribution made Oando the first African company to be enlisted on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange with a market capitalization of more than three billion South African rand.
Awards and nominations
- "The King of African Oil" by Forbes magazine
- One of the Top Ten CEOs in the world by ASKMEN
- Young global leader by the World Economic Forum (January 2007)[7]
- "African Business Leader of the Year" by Africa Investor (2011)[8]
- "Leadership" Business Person of the Year 2014[9]
Personal life
Adewale Tinubu is the nephew of chief Bola Tinubu, a Nigerian politician and former governor of Lagos State, and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress.[10]
References
- ↑ Farai Gundan (30 July 2014). "Meet Wale Tinubu, The Man Building Africa's Largest Energy Company - Part One". Forbes.
- ↑ ""There is really no other frontier that compares to Africa" – Wale Tinubu, Oando CEO, on CNN International’s African Voices". BellaNaija.
- ↑ "3rd Africa Investment Summit - Coming soon to Hong Kong in 2015 - SPEAKERS PROFILE". africainvestsummit.asia.
- ↑ "Oando, Dangote chairs World Economic Forum 2011". Vanguard News.
- ↑ Prince Ofori-Atta. "Finance is the principal challenge in Nigeria - Wale Tinubu CEO, Oando". theafricareport.com.
- ↑ "Wale Tinubu: Africa is 'most interesting frontier' market right now". cnn.com.
- ↑ "WEF Names Oando Chief Young Global Leader for 2007". petroleumafrica.com.
- ↑ "BBC - Changing Fortunes meets the millionaire entrepreneurs of Brazil and Africa - Media centre". bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "World Economic Forum on Africa Co-Chairs Call for Sustained Action to Create Inclusive Growth". World Economic Forum on Africa Co-Chairs Call for Sustained Action to Create Inclusive Growth - World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06.
- ↑ "Top oil magnates living it up". Vanguard News.