Lord Echendu
| Lord Echendu | |
|---|---|
| File:Lord Echendu Ndubuisi.jpgLord Echendu Ndubuisi.jpg | |
| Born | 28 October 1985 Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| 🏫 Education | Harvard Business School |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University College London |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| 📆 Years active | 2009–present |
| Known for | CEO, Echendu Group |
| 👪 Relatives | Echendu Adiele (cousin)[1] |
Echendu Ndubuisi Anthony (born 28 October 1985), popularly known as Lord Echendu, is a Nigerian Entrepreneur, Investor, and philanthropist. He is the CEO of Echendu Group[2] and founder of Echendu Unify,(now called Echendu Foundation[3]) a charity organization that supports the less privileged in West Africa and beyond.[4] Lord Echendu Ndubuisi is among the few Nigerians to be honored with an appointment as a member of the Global Chambers of Business Leaders.[5]
Early life[edit]
Childhood and family[edit]
Echendu was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, on 28 October 1985 to the family of Late General Echendu Christopher Francis Wichendu (Rtd.) of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State. He is the seventh child out of 10 children of his parents.[6]
Education[edit]
Echendu studied chemical engineering for a bachelor's degree at University College London. He also attended and earned other professional business and leadership certifications at the Harvard Business School and other renowned institutions.[7]
Career[edit]
Lord Echendu launched his first business at age 23. A warehouse construction company called ESH Services. A few years later, he established another company called Echendu Oil and Gas which provided offshore services to petrochemical companies.[8] In 2022 Echendu Ndubuisi is the CEO and highest shareholder of Echendu Group.[9]
Philanthropy[edit]
In 2015 Echendu founded a non-governmental charity organization, The Echendu Unify (now called Echendu Foundation). The foundation has since made positive outreach. In 2020, He donated to the Ankaful prison at Cape Coast, Ghana.[10] He also visited Ussher Polyclinic in the capital city of Accra, where he donated food items and toiletries to patients receiving treatment at the facility.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Lord Echendu Ndubuisi is a single father to a daughter, Echendu Alexandra Catherina, born in Britain.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ "More facts about business mogul, Lord Echendu rising profile". Guardian. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ↑ "Meet Lord Echendu: Quiet Successful Nigerian Business Mogul – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ↑ THISDAYLIVE, NEWSPAPER (2022-06-09). "At LEF, we are locally-focused, globally-minded – Echendu". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ↑ Reporters, Our. "Echendu Unify: On a mission to spread hope". New Telegraph. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ↑ "Lord Echendu Ndubuisi appointed into Global Chambers of Business Leaders". Vanguard News. 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ↑ "Lord Echendu Ndubisi: Entrepreneur, philanthropist, achiever". The Sun Nigeria. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ↑ "I had always wanted to be a businessman, says Ndubisi - The Nation Newspaper". The Nation Newspaper. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ↑ "More facts about business mogul, Lord Echendu rising profile". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ↑ "Meet Lord Echendu: Quiet Successful Nigerian Business Mogul – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ↑ Thisdaylive.com (2022-06-09). "At LEF, we are locally-focused, globally-minded – Echendu". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ↑ Reporters, Our. "Echendu Unify: On a mission to spread hope". New Telegraph. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ↑ "More facts about business mogul, Lord Echendu rising profile". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
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