Leo Stan Ekeh
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| Born | Leonard Stanley Nnamdi Ekeh February 22, 1956 Ubomiri Mbaitoli, Imo State, Nigeria |
| 🏡 Residence | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 💼 Occupation | Founder, Chairman and CEO of Zinox Technologies |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Chioma Ekeh (m. 1986) |
| 👶 Children | 5 |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Ihentuge Ekeh |
Leonard "Leo" Stanley Nnamdi Ekeh (born February 22, 1956) is a Nigerian philanthropist, businessman and chairperson of Zinox. In addition to Zinox, he has been involved with companies Task Systems, Technology Distributions Limited, ICT Brokers, TD Plus, ICT Connect and Buyright AFRICA Dotcom.
Early life
Ekeh was born in Ubomiri Mbaitoli, Imo State to a middle-class family with three brothers and two sisters. His mother was a dietician, and his father was a nurse.
Education
He attended Holy Ghost College, Owerri for his secondary education. When young, he wanted to own the biggest transport company in Nigeria.[1]
He later went to India for his university education, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Punjab University. Ekeh believes that studying in India was “a great turning point in my life because I found the economy of India a realistic economy”.[1]
Business career
Leo Stan Ekeh set up Zinox Technologies Limited in 2001 to manufacture computers. He ensured that at launch Zinox Computers already had the WHQL certification, the first in sub-Saharan Africa, consolidated 5 years later with the attainment of the NIS ISO 2000: 9001 QMS Certification. In October 2013, the company announced the production of its computer tablet line named Zipad.[2]
In 2017, Zinox Technologies Ltd issued a 2 billion Naira suit on Premium Times, an online medium, for publishing a series of articles which the company claimed were defamatory.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nnadi, Chidi (2004-08-16). "You can't be 100% godly as a businessman in Nigeria – Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Computers". The Sun News On-line. The Sun Publishing. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- ↑ Steve, Edegbo (2013-11-02). "Zinox Launches Zipad Tablet PC's". Nigeria technology Hub. Nigeria Technology Hub. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
- ↑ http://nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng/zinox-sues-premium-times-demands-n2bn-for-defamation/
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