Obi Ozor Explained

Office:Commissioner for TransportationIncumbent
Country:Nigeria
Governor:Peter Mbah
Education:Harvard Business School, Wharton School of Business
Occupation:Public servant and Entrepreneur
Awards:CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA, 2019 Disrupter of the Year by the Africa CEO Forum, World Economic Forum Young Global Leader
State:Enugu state

Obi Ozor is a Nigerian entrepreneur, business executive, and public servant. He co-founded Kobo360, a Lagos-headquartered digital logistics platform whose investors include Goldman Sachs, the International Finance Corporation, and Y Combinator.[1] [2] [3]

In 2023, Ozor was appointed Commissioner for Transportation in Enugu State by Peter Mbah, the governor of Enugu State.[4]

Background and education

Ozor was born and raised as the last of eight children in the farming town of Abor in Enugu State, Nigeria.[5] [6] He studied biochemistry at the University of Michigan before graduating from the Wharton School of Business.[7] [8]

Ozor is also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School, having completed its Owner/President Management program.[9]

Career

Prior to founding Kobo360, Ozor worked as an investment banker at J.P. Morgan & Co. and in operations at Uber Nigeria.[10]

At Kobo360, he served as CEO & Board Chair before stepping down in 2023 to focus on his appointment as the Commissioner for Transportation for Enugu State.[11] [12] [13]

Ozor is also a co-founder and strategic advisor of Fig Finance, a provider of credit infrastructure for emerging markets.[14] [15] [16]

Awards

In 2019, Ozor received both the Innovator of the Year and Young Business Leader of the Year awards at the CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA).[17] He was also named the 2019 Disrupter of the Year by the Africa CEO Forum.[18]

In 2020, he was named one of Fortune’s 40 under 40 global technology leaders.[19] [20] He was selected to join Endeavor’s global network of high-impact entrepreneurs in the same year.[21] [22] Ozor he was also listed as one of Africa’s New Tycoons by Forbes Africa.[23] [24]

In 2021, Ozor was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gerretsen . Isabelle . 2020-04-16 . Trucking app Kobo360 wants to halve delivery times across Africa CNN Business . 2023-08-28 . CNN . en.
  2. Web site: The Problem-solver . 2023-08-28 . IFC . English.
  3. Web site: Kobo360 raises $30mn funding: Interview with Co-Founder Obi Ozor . 2023-08-28 . CNBC Africa . en.
  4. Web site: Oladunmade . Muktar . 2023-08-12 . Obi Ozor appointed commissioner in Enugu . 2023-08-25 . TechCabal . en-US.
  5. Web site: Owoeye . Fikayo . 2018-07-28 . Meet Obi Ozor, the man changing Nigeria's logistics space . 2023-08-25 . Nairametrics . en-US.
  6. Web site: Ugwuede . Kay . 2019-10-16 . My Life In Tech: In Obi Ozor's world, audacity is king . 2023-08-25 . TechCabal . en-US.
  7. Web site: Obi Ozor . 2023-08-25 . World Economic Forum . en.
  8. Web site: Unger . Adedoyin Amosun and Deborah . Keeping African goods moving . 2023-08-28 . Strategy+business . en-us.
  9. Web site: 2023-05-08 . Obi Ozor . 2023-08-25 . RefinedNG . en-US.
  10. Web site: Oluwole . Victor . 2021-03-10 . Kobo360 CEO Obi Ozor Joins World Economic Forum (WEF) Young Global Leader Class of 2021 . 2023-08-28 . Business Insider Africa . en.
  11. Web site: Michael . Chinwe . 2023-08-18 . From COO to CEO, Cikü Mugambi leads Kobo360 . 2023-08-25 . Businessday NG . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2023-08-12 . Kobo360 Founder, Obi Ozor, joins Enugu State cabinet as Commissioner for Transport . 2023-08-28 . en-US.
  13. Web site: Kobo360 CEO Obi Ozor Becomes Enugu Transport Commissioner . 2023-08-28 . Business Post Nigeria . en.
  14. Web site: Fig Finance . 2023-08-25 . Pitchbook.
  15. Web site: Otta . Fig Finance . 2023-08-25 . Otta . en.
  16. Web site: Koba . Melchior . Nigeria : Obi Ozor, PDG de Kobo360, est le nouveau commissaire aux transports de l’Etat d’Enugu . 2023-08-28 . www.wearetech.africa . fr-fr.
  17. Web site: Anagor-Ewuzie . Amaka . 2019-12-25 . Obi Ozor, Kobo360 boss honoured at CNBC awards . 2023-08-25 . Businessday NG . en-US.
  18. Web site: Nsehe . Mfonobong . Q&A With Kobo360 Co-Founder Obi Ozor On His E-Logistics Startups's $30 Million Raise . 2023-08-25 . Forbes . en.
  19. Web site: Obi Ozor . 2023-08-25 . Fortune . en.
  20. Web site: Gbenga . Ajifowoke Michael . 2020-09-03 . Nigerian startup founders featured in Fortune 40 under 40 list . 2023-08-28 . Ventures Africa . en-US.
  21. Web site: 2020-05-29 . Endeavor selects Kobo360's Obi Ozor and Ife Oyedele to join organisation . 2023-08-25 . Ventureburn . en-ZA.
  22. Web site: Onwuaso . Ugo . 2020-05-27 . Founders of Kobo360 Selected as Endeavor Entrepreneurs . 2023-08-28 . www.nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2020-10-05 . The New Tycoons Ready For The Next Normal . 2023-08-25 . www.forbesafrica.com . en.
  24. Web site: 2020-10-08 . Forbes Africa profiles Nigeria’s new business tycoons . 2023-08-28 . CNBC Africa . en.
  25. Web site: YGL2021 Press Release . 2023-08-25 . World Economic Forum . en.

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