10 Outstanding Real estate CEOs In Nigeria You Should Know
These real estate CEOs have proven to be exceptional in the real estate industry. Their companies are known for delivering excellent and high quality services to their clients across Nigeria.
1. CEO, Adron Homes and Properties Ltd.
Oba Adetola Emmanuel King is the founder chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Adron Homes and Properties Ltd. The company was birthed with the purpose of bringing affordable housing to the reach of many Nigerians. Adron Homes and Properties Ltd is known for its remarkable service of selling affordable and high quality homes in Nigeria.
Oba Adetola King graduated with a diploma in estate management from Yaba college of technology. He holds a master’s degree in housing development and management from the University of Ibadan. In 1996, he started his career by joining WEMABOD Estates Limited, Cocoa House, Ibadan and proceeded to be the property manager for Boameges Estates Limited in 2002.
In 2001, he joined the then PHCN ibadan zone as the Senior Manager and later moved to SIM Properties and Homes Limited as the Assistant General Manager, Estate Marketing and Operations seven years later. He became the Executive Director, Evenmore Properties Investment Limited before he finally left to set up Adron Homes and Properties Ltd. He is happily married to Olori Aderonke Omotola Emmanuel King and they are blessed with children.
2. CEO, Landmark Corporate Realty Ltd.
Dr. Harrison Agboifoh is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Landmark Corporate Realty Ltd, one of the top real estate companies in Nigeria that is dedicated to delivering cutting edge and competitive real estate solutions to their clients. The company is actively engaged in real estate development, management and brokerage.
Dr. Harrison Agboifoh attended Lagos State University where he studied accounting and graduated with a first class degree. He is also an alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He earned an associate degree in Project Finance, Capital Market and Real Estate from Harvard Business School. Due to his commitment to the development of real estate in Nigeria, he was awarded a Honorary Doctorate Degree from The European American University.
He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He has an MBA and was into banking for almost a decade before he switched to the real estate Industry. He has always been passionate about real estate as he has always loved it since he was a child. Landmark Corporate Realty Ltd is a value driven company that is committed to providing the most sophisticated property solutions for client satisfaction. Dr. Agboifoh is happily married and blessed with children.
3. CEO, Primrose Development Company Ltd.
Mr. Jide Balogun is the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Primrose Development Company Ltd, a property development company. PDC has proven to be an A-list real estate development company with over thirty years of real estate development experience in Nigeria.
Prince Jide Balogun is the second son of Otunba Subomi Balogun, the founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), the first ever Nigerian private bank to be established without foreign direct investments or funding from the Nigerian government.
He holds an MBA from Durham University, UK and is a member is also a member of the Nigerian Bar. He was the Managing Partner of Balogun & Balogun law firm and had worked in Corporate Finance and Investment Banking in one of the leading investment banks before taking charge of PDC. He is married to Uche nee Odogwu, the daughter of Ide Asaba billionaire, Chief Sonny Odogwu.
4. CEO, Primewaterview Ltd.
Prince Adetunji Ogunwisi is the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Primewaterview Limited, a subsidiary of Primewater Holdings Limited. The real estate development and investment company was founded in 2005 and has a track record of developing residential and commercial properties in premium areas in Lagos and other parts in Nigeria.
Prince Adetunji is the son of the 50th Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II and older brother of the current Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. Prince Adetunji graduated from the University of Ibadan where he studied Agricultural Economics between 1986 and 1990. He joined the then Nigeria Intercontinental Merchant Bank in 1991 where he worked for four years before he became the Head of Credit and Marketing at Hillcrest Merchant Bank which later became Intercontinental Bank Plc and now Access Bank Plc. He became a managing partner at New Africa Investment Limited between 2001 and 2007. He established Primewaterview Limited in 2005 and became actively involved in the affairs of the company in 2007.
He is the group Chairman of Primewaterview Holdings which comprises Primewaterview Limited and PWV Management Services. He is a deeply religious man and of a jovial character. He is married to Ibilola and they are blessed with four children.
5. CEO, Fine And Country West Africa.
Udo Maryanne Okonjo is the Vice chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fine and Country West Africa. Fine and Country is a luxury real estate company that offers real estate investments to their clients.
She is a real estate mogul, business leader and lawyer that had carved a niche in the real estate industry. She is an alumnus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where she emerged best graduating student, Lagos Business School, Oxford University and Cambridge Judge University, University of Cambridge. She was admitted to the New York Bar Association in 1991 and Nigerian Bar Association in 1993, and pursued a legal career for about two decades . She acted as Senior Special Adviser on Legal and Constitutional Matters to the President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Udo Okonjo is an exceptional lady whose brilliance and hard work is worthy of emulation. She is a speaker, writer, author, philanthropist and mentor to many. She is passionate about helping women find their voice both at home and at the workplace. She founded the Inspired Women of Worth Network, to inspire women. She is happily married and blessed with children.
6. CEO, Family Home Funds
Femi Adewole is an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School and Warwick Business School. He was formerly the Managing Director of Shelter Afrique before he became the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Family Home Funds. He is a housing and real estate professional with over 25 years experience leading housing initiatives across Sub Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom.
He has served in some of the largest housing companies such as Notting Hill Housing Group, First World Communities Ltd, Watford Community Housing Trust, and Lagos HABITAT 2011 Project. Under his leadership, Family homes which is an initiative of the government to facilitate the delivery of affordable housing has been able to efficiently deliver mass housing for low income earners in six geopolitical zones. Family Home Funds is currently leading the federal government Social Housing Program to reduce the impact of Covid-19 in Nigeria by providing over 300,000 houses and jobs.
7. CEO, Landmark Africa
Paul Onwunaibe is the Chief Executive Officer for Landmark Africa which he founded in 1997. He began his career with a formal education in the University of Nigeria where he obtained a BSc in Architecture. He obtained a master’s degree in Construction Project Management and Environmental Design and Property Development from South Bank University London and Imperial College London respectively. He later obtained an MBA from the London Business School.
Paul Onwunaibe has previously served as Development Director with Beacon Housing in the UK and has over 20 years of professional experience in the design and execution of projects in Africa, Europe and the United States of America. Landmark Africa which now operates across five continents is a leading real estate and property development company. Since its inception, Landmark Africa has provided market research, advisory services, serviced offices and real estate development to over 5,000 organizations. He is married to a medical doctor, Dr (Mrs) Ikunna Onwuanibe and they’re blessed with two children.
8. CEO, Brains & Hammers Limited
Adebola Sheidu is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brains & Hammers Limited which was established in 2006. He is a graduate of law and a seasoned entrepreneur with over 10 years of construction experience in Nigeria. Over the years, the company has been able to maintain its first rate standard in housing delivery.
Adebola Sheidu is passionate about providing innovative buildings of world class standard. According to him, his company has built over 4,000 homes and 95 percent of them were sold-off plans. He has served on the board of many companies. He is also currently the Executive Chairman of Luxury Heights and Towers Ltd, Director of Check Inn Hotels Ltd and the Chairman of Legend Concept and Konsults.
9. CEO, Citec International Estate Limited
Apart from being the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Citec International Estate Limited, Oludare Bello is the Principal Partner, Bello & Co., an Estate Surveyors and Valuers firm in Abuja. Oludare Bello is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors & Valuers, and a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
He obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Estate Management in 1982 and became a Professional Associate of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers in 1987. In 1991, he set up his own Real Estate Consultancy Firm – Bello & Co. He has participated in several key projects which include Property Development and Appraisal, Asset Valuation and Property Rating, Estate Agency, etc. He is a member of many professional bodies home and abroad, some of which include – Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK, Member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Member of World Real Estate Congress, Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE), amongst many.
10. CEO, RevolutionPlus Property
He is the Chief Executive Officer of RevolutionPlus Property, a leading real estate company in Nigeria. He obtained his first degree in Economics and MBA, Marketing from the Lagos State University (LASU). He obtained an advanced Diploma in Project management from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and later became a member of the project management institute (PMI) in the United States of America.
In 2004, he was the Marketing Manager for Agbara Estates Ltd and later became the head of projects and business development for Refuge Home Savings and Loan Ltd (Mortgage Bankers). He later joined Cornerstone Mortgage Bank as the Head, Mortgage Operations and was responsible for the creation of short and long term mortgages via various real estate products. Safetrust Mortgage Bank (Formerly Sterling Homes) was the last company he joined as the Ikeja Branch Manager before he decided to focus on his personal company, RevolutionPlus Property Development Company Limited.
