Ayodeji Balogun Explained

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Ayodeji Balogun
Birth Name:Ayodeji Olaleye Balogun
Birth Date:1983
Birth Place:Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Education:MBA, Lagos Business School.
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering
, Lagos State University.
Occupation:Business Executive, Entrepreneur
Known For:Chief Executive Officer of AFEX
Spouse:Oluwakemi Balogun

Ayodeji Balogun (born Ayodeji Olaleye Balogun in 1983) is a Nigerian entrepreneur, commodity trader and CEO of AFEX,[1] Nigeria's first private sector commodities exchange, and tech-enabled Agriculture Company.[2] [3] He is a Board of Trustees of The Association of Security Exchange in Nigeria and serves on the board of Capital Market Development Fund.[4]

Education

Balogun was born in Ijebu-ode, Ogun state, Nigeria.[5] He holds a diploma in Heavy Equipment Engineering from Penn Foster University, Scranton and (B.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering from the Lagos State University.[6] He furthered his education at Lagos Business School, where he earned an MBA and IESE Business School, Spain.[7]

Career

Balogun began his career as an analyst with Unilever Nigeria Plc and later became an associate at Doreo Partners where he contributed to the development of Nigeria’s Agriculture Transformation Plan in 2011. He was the Regional Director, Africa Exchange Holdings for West Africa and then became the Country Manager for AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited (AFEX) in July 2014.[8] He was appointed CEO of AFEX in December 2019

Personal life

Balogun is married to Oluwakemi Balogun, a medical doctor and together they have two children.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFEX deploys blockchain solutions to assist farmers access to finance and market. 2021-02-11. BiztechAfrica.
  2. Web site: 2020-11-26. AFEX launches Nigeria's first Exchange Traded Commodity platform. 2021-02-11. Businessday NG. en-US.
  3. Web site: Nwagbara. Chidinma. 2020-03-18. 50,000 farmers to benefit from AFEX Commodities funding initiative. 2021-02-11. Nairametrics. en-GB.
  4. Web site: Alimi. Nurudeen. Why I'm On A Mission To Make African Commodities Market More Accessible, Profitable — Ayodeji Balogun. 2021-02-11. tribuneonlineng.com.
  5. Web site: Admin. Africa has capacity to solve world's food security problems – Balogun. 2021-02-11. guardian.ng.
  6. Web site: 2019-11-12. Ayodeji Balogun: Trailblazing in a territory others find daunting. 2021-02-11. Businessday NG. en-US.
  7. Web site: With Ayodeji Balogun – Define Your Future. 2021-02-11. en-US.
  8. Web site: Admin. SAFIN. 2019-07-30. Partner in the spotlight: Ayodeji Balogun of AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited. 2021-02-15. SAFIN Network. en.
  9. Web site: Ayodeji Balogun - THNK School of Creative Leadership. 2021-02-11. THNK. en.

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