Yemi Idowu
Yemi Idowu,[1] or Adeyemi Idowu, (born 3 December 1968) is a Nigerian entrepreneur, industrialist and philanthropist.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
An alumnus of the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program, Idowu holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounts and Financial Analysis from the Newcastle upon Tyne University, England.[3]
Business career and sports[edit]
Until July 2014, Idowu was a non-executive Director with Sterling Bank (Nigeria) PLC from its inception in 2005 and was a onetime Chairman of Sterling Capital [4] as well as being the vice chairman of NBM Bank between 1999 and 2005.
Idowu also sat on the governing council of the Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) [5] as its general secretary between 2009 and 2014. Idowu is Chairman of Leyland Nigeria (Nigeria’s largest indigenous automobile assembly plant) and a director of the Lagos Junior League and chairman of Nathaniel Boys Football Club [6] where the likes of Leicester City F.C. midfielder Wilfred Ndidi who played for Genk in the Belgian Pro League started their careers.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Stocks. "Stocks". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ^ Dede, Steve. "Nigeria U-23: Dream Team VI finally leaves United States, players refused small planes". Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ Reporter (2018-07-10). "Yemi Idowu Wins Real Estate Personality Of The Year Award". City People Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Sterling Capital Markets Ltd". Sterlingcapitalng.com. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ^ adefaye (2011-10-24). "Bank Directors and future of banking in Nigeria - Vanguard News". Vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ^ "Yemi Idowu's Nath Boys FC are Lagos Metro Pro League Champions | Nigeria News Today. Your online Nigerian Newspaper". Nigerianeye.com. 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ^ "Ndidi's Genk sneak through to next round of Europa League - Belgium". Africanfootball.com. 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2016-12-16.