20 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT BILLIONAIRE PHILANTHROPIST AND UBA CHAIRMAN, TONY ELUMELU
By AZUH AMATUS
1 Name: Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu.
2 He is a revered Nigerian economist, entrepreneur and philanthropist extraordinaire.
3 Articulate and cerebral Elumelu is the chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA).
4 This great Nigerian is also chairman and founder of Heirs Holdings.
5 Elumelu, who is happily married to Dr. Vivien Awele is also the founder and prime mover of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF).
6 The doting father of seven children, including a set of twin boys, is also the chairman of Transcorp.
7 He was born in Jos, capital of Plateau state on March 22, 1963.
8 Elumelu began his illustrious banking career with Union Bank, as a National Youth Service Corps member in 1985.
9 He was a former MD/CEO of United Bank of Africa and retired amid plaudits in 2010.
10 Elumelu is the recipient of two Nigerian national honours, the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), 2012 and Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR), 2003, respectively.
11 He is an Economics graduate from the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State and obtained his Masters from the University of Lagos, in the same field.
12 He is also a graduate of the famous and revered Harvard Business School, US.
13 Elumelu also serves as an advisor to the USAID’s Private Capital Group for Africa (PCGA) Partners Forum.
14 Well decorated Elumelu is also the vice chairman of the National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria (NCCN).
15 Elumelu is a fellow of the Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI)
16 He is also the co-chair of the Africa Energy Leaders Group.
17 This illustrious son of Delta State, hails from Onicha Ukwu, in Aniocha North LGA.
18 One of his younger siblings, Ndudi Elumelu, is a federal lawmaker representing Delta state, at the National Assembly, Abuja.
19 For his immense contributions to humanity, Elumelu in 2020, was named in TIME’s 100 most influential people in the world.
20 Elumelu’s amiable wife, Dr. Vivien Awele is the founder and chairperson of Avon Healthcare Limited and Avon Medical Services Limited.
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