Leonard Stan Nnamdi EKEH

Biographical record

Title

Chief

Surname

EKEH

First Name

Leonard

Other Names

Stan Nnamdi

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Achiever's Who's Who

Date of Birth

February 22,1956

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Imo

Place of Birth

Ubomiri

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Chioma Ekeh

Names of Children

Nkechi Ekeh
Gozie Ekeh
Nnamdi Ekeh

Profession

Entrepreneur/Businessman
Administrator

Working Experience

Pioneered Desktop Publishing and Computer Graphics in Nigeria through Task System Limited, 1987
Compaq Pointsman in Nigeria, MD/CEO. l990-2001
Technology Distribution Limited, 1995-2001
ZinoxTechnology Limited (manufacturers of Zinox Computers), since 2001
ch. defunct Assurance Bank Limited;Task Systems Limited, Zinox Computers Limited; Guardian Trust Insurance Limited; Age Properties Limited; ITEC Solutions Limited

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Holy Ghost College, Owerri ; Punjab University, India, Nottingham University, England; Cork City University, Ireland; Guildhall University, London;

Educational Qualification

B.Sc Economics; PGD Risk Management

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Life, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs

Fellow of the Nigerian Computer Society, FNCS

Present Appointment

Chairman, Zinox Group; Chairman, board of directors, MayFive Media Limited

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

Yes

If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates

• Member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and later joined the Alliance for Democracy (AD).
• Served as Senator for the Lagos West constituency from 1993 to 1999.
• Governor of Lagos State from May 29, 1999, to May 29, 2007.
• Played a crucial role in the formation of the All-Progressives Congress (APC).

Awards and Honours

On the 1st of October 2002, he was awarded the Icon of Hope (President Olusegun Obasanjo)

Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, OFR

Fellow of the Nigerian Computer Society, FNCS

ICT personality of the Year

Doctor of Business Administration (Honoris Causa) Imo State University, Owerri

Doctor of Business Administration (Honoris Causa) Federal University of Agric, Makurdi

Doctor of Technology (Honoris Causa) Federal University of Technology, Owerri.

Fellow of the Lagos State Polytechnic Lagos.

Doctor of Science (Honorary) University of Jos

Corporate Citizen of the Year Award 2002/2003, Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria.

Information Technology Personality of the Year 2002 Award (IT & Telecom Digest)

Director – Nigerian Economic Summit Group

Fellow of the Federal Polytechnic, Idah.

Fellow of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, Imo State

Distinguished Fellow of the Nigeria Law School

2003 Nigerian Science and Technology Achiever of the Year

Survival Strategist in a Deprived Economy Award, by NPAN;

Special Recognition Award, by Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, Lagos State;

Nigerian Science and Technology Achiever of the Year by Nigerian Achiever Award, 2003;

1st Indigenous Computer Manufacturer in Nigeria; Best Pan- African Computer Personality of All Time, by IT &Telecom Digest Magazine, 2008;

Honourary Degrees and Awarding Institutions

Doctor of Business Administration (Honoris Causa), by Imo State University, Owerri;

Doctor of technology (Honoris Causa), by Federal University of Technology, Owerri, 2004;

f: Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos;

Federal Polytechnic, Idah;

Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri;

Nigerian Law School;

Hobbies

surfing the internet meeting people

Other Relevant Information

He notably computarized up to 95% of the Print Media, Publishing Houses and Advertising Agencies in Nigeria. Through another company of his, ITEC Solutions, he also pioneered IT Solutions in not just Nigeria, but the whole of West Africa.

He also pioneered IT Distribution in West Africa through Technology Distributions Limited, TD which stands to be the Number 1 ICT distribution company in West Africa.

TD has consistently won the highest industry Awards and recognitions for market penetration, revenue and preferred partners status in West Africa for ten years. It is also the most awarded ICT Distributor in the whole of West Africa.

Official Address

Zinox Technology Limited, 1A, Redemption Crescent Gbagada, Lagos

Source

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