JIDE OGUNDARE
CHAIRMAN, Board of Directors
Mr. Jide Ogundare is the founder and managing director of MBO Capital Management Limited (MCM), a private equity firm that invests in small to medium-sized companies in Nigeria and the rest of Anglophone West Africa.
In addition to leading the executive team at MCM, he serves as a director of AfyaCare Nigeria Ltd – a company that invests in healthcare assets, Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited (operator of Shoprite stores in Nigeria) and FCSL Asset Management Limited. All three companies are portfolio companies of MCM.
Prior to founding MBO Capital in 2012, Jide was an Executive Director and Head, Retail Banking Division of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank), a leading African Bank with Nigerian roots where he worked for 21 years.
He holds an MBA from Cardiff Business School and a first degree in Law from School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Jide was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1987.
EREJUWA GBADEBO
CEO, Eko Development Company
Erejuwa Gbadebo, a seasoned professional with over 37 years of international experience in the property and construction sectors, is the MD/CEO of Eko Development Company FZE. Erejuwa’s impressive career includes transforming Broll Property Service Ltd during her 51/2-year tenure as the CEO where she oversaw the company’s diverse portfolio, including six retail malls, three schools, several high-brow residential estates and over twenty commercial buildings all over Nigeria in Lagos, Abuja, Calabar, Enugu, Kano, and Ilorin.
After a year as the founding and managing partner of PDI, Erejuwa became the founding CEO of Cluttons International Ltd, which transitioned into International Real Estate Partners (IREP) and later Alpha Mead Real Estate Partners (AMREP). She later returned to her operational role in PDI.
In 2023, Erejuwa’s strategic leadership at Eko Development Company focuses on solidifying its position in the industry, notably as the developer of Azuri Towers—a luxury property in Eko Atlantic City.
Erejuwa is a graduate from the University of Jos, Nigeria where she obtained a BSc and an MSc in Architecture and holds an MBA from Henley Management College UK. She’s an active member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and an Independent non-executive director at Berger paints.
In addition to her passion for the built environment, Erejuwa is an accomplished swimmer as well as a member of the Cycology Riding Club, Lagos.
UCHE WIGWE
Director
Uche is a graduate of Banking and Finance from the University of Port Harcourt (1996) and holds a Legum Baccalaureus (LL.B.) from the University of Ibadan (2004). He also holds a Master’s degree (LL.M.) in Petroleum Law and Policy from the University Dundee Center (2013).
Admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 2005, Uche is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and is currently the Vice-Chairman to the NBA-Section of Business Law Infrastructure, Project and Construction Committee. He is also a member of the International Bar Association and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.
Uche brings to fore over a decade of experience and expertise in providing legal and financial advisory services on diverse practice areas; with a niche for Construction and Infrastructure Law, Energy and Natural Resources Law, Corporate Insolvency and Debt Recovery; and has participated and successfully led several teams on various landmark transactions in these practice areas.
Uche has served and still is currently serving on the board of several companies drawn from the Construction, Banking, Oil and Gas, and Manufacturing sectors.