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Emmanuel Odemayowa is the Chief Executive Officer, Deluxe Residences Limited, He is a product of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife (Formerly University of Ife). He has worked in various sectors of the economy. As an astute entrepreneur, he has established some companies thereby doing his bit in providing jobs for teeming Nigerian graduates.
He has garnered cognate experience in real estate development, marketing and consultancies over the years. Odemayowa started his career with the Economic Growth & Development Centre (EGDC), Abuja, where he was fully involved in research projects spanning National Planning and Development issues. He later moved to the real estate sector as pioneer Business Development Manager with a frontline real estate firm in Nigeria. He holds a Certificate in Development Issues from the World Bank
Institute and has also attended trainings and development programmes in leadership, entrepreneurship and management. He has undergone various marketing, managerial and leadership trainings including the CEP Programme at both the Lagos Business School and IESE Business School of the University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain. He is a member of the United States National
Association of Home Builders.
He is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Deluxe Residences Limited as well as other several business concerns. Apart from being an entrepreneur, Mr. Odemayowa is also a philanthropist.
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Eka Ekwem is a graduate of Economics from the University of Calabar. She is an Associate member of the Chattered institute of Personnel Management (CIPM). She has Professional Masters in Workforce & HR Analytics, Performance Management System, HR Business Partner & Internal Consulting and Strategic Human Resource Management.
Eka Ekwem has a proven track record of Leadership and Management skills; she attended a Leadership Course on the “Essentials of Leadership” at the London Business School in the United Kingdom and also attended the Senior Management Programme at the Pan-Atlantic University (Lagos Business School, Nigeria). She has participated in several trainings in Marketing and Customer Service.
She started her career in Human Resources many years ago as a Human Resource officer with Propertymart Real Estate Investment Limited. She also worked as a Senior Analyst with P4PE Institute, a Training / Recruitment /HR & Management Consulting firm in Ikeja, Lagos. She joined the Management team of Deluxe Residences as Head, Human Capital and currently the Chief Operation Officer (COO). She is a value bringer, an innovative solution-provider and has the combined expertise with the proven ability to strategize expansion into emerging global markets.
OWOEYE ADEBANJO
Senior Legal Advisor & Company Secretary ( Cavalli Business & Investments Group)
Banjo has an LLM from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He obtained his LL.B from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife more than a decade ago ad bagged his B.L from the Nigerian Law School afterwards. Since graduation, he has garnered experience of about a decade in different areas of corporate and commercial Law practice especially in Real Estate, Maritime, Intellectual Property and Probate Matters. He worked with Jawondo & Co a popular Law Firm in Illorin, Nigeria as a Youth Corp Intern after which his performance won him an offer of full employment in the Law Firm. He later joined the Estate of O. Atobatele as an in-house solicitor. There, he managed legal matters relating to the Estates’ Real Property and Shares/Securities in more than thirty Nigerian Companies. Banjo worked in Lexx and Sophy, a law firm based in Maryland, Lagos as an associate, where he garnered experience in Real Estate, Shipping/Maritime, Customs, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Energy and Probate Matters. He later joined Grand Designs SAGE HOMES, a real estate company based in Lekki, Lagos as Head, Legal. At SAGE HOMES, he was part of all Joint Venture Transactions; Contract Negotiation & Drafting etc Banjo joined Deluxe Residences, member of Cavalli Business & Investment Group in 2014 as Legal Adviser and currently occupies the position of Company Secretary/General Counsel & heads the Legal Division of the Cavalli Group. Banjo has undergone various leadership and management trainings in various organizations including a Management Programmme at the Lagos Business School. He is a chattered Secretary and Administrator.
GM SALES & MARKETING, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Abigail is a sales and marketing expert with over ten years working experience. She has expertise in building strong distribution network for achieving greater market development by leading sales teams to achieve sales objectives.
Abigail is a graduate of Marketing from the Lagos State University (LASU), she is a member of the National Institute of Marketing (NIMN) and also holds membership from the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM). She is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School; she attended the Senior Management Programme (SMP) at the Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria (Lagos Business School). She has and participated in several trainings in Sales and Marketing in Nigeria and overseas.
Abigail started her career in the banking industry as a Relationship officer and later became a manager. She also worked as a brand analyst for Ornico Nigeria, a brand intelligence company, where she helped in marketing and positioning of various brands. She moved into real estate Industry 6years ago and worked as the sales manager for Grand Design Sage Homes. She later joined Deluxe Residences Limited, an urban real estate firm as a Senior Sales Manager and rose to the position of GM sales and marketing, research and development division.
Abigail is an accomplished and definitive goal-getter, a strong and dynamic business leader. She has put in nearly ten years into the profession, skilled in Interpersonal relationships, Client generation and Retention, Networking, Relationship Management and New Market Penetration. Abigail’s vision is to continually leverage her huge professional experience in delivering and driving business plans that sets Deluxe Residences apart as an industry leader
Abigail loves people and enjoys travelling to discover new things; she is also passionate about peace and conflict resolution.
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