He is a Director of Trust Fund Pensions Plc, one of Nigerias largest Pension Fund Managers and NASD Plc, the first OTC Market launched in Nigeria. Bolaji Balogun is the Chief Executive Officer of Chapel Hill Denham and is one of the leading deal makers by volume and value of successfully completed transactions in Nigeria, over the last decade. The share is on offer at the discounted price of N169.00 Per price and is historically the first end-to-end digital offer in Nigeria with http://www.mtnonline.com/po/ as the purchase enabler for all. [31][32], In 2019, he appeared and scored for the England under-18 national team in a tournament in Dubai. Required fields are marked *. Bolaji became the co-founder and Director at Econet. All rights reserved. [25] Three days later, Balogun scored his first senior hat-trick in a 42 win over Lorient, his 14th goal of the season in Ligue 1. Farooq Kperogi: A Reply to a Supreme Court of Illiterate Judicial Bandits, Bolaji Balogun is the Chief Executive Officer of Chapel Hill Denham and Chief Investment Officer of the Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund. When Bolaji Balogun returned to investment banking in 2005, he decided to go it alone, much like his father did when he founded City Securities Limited almost 30 years before. Facebook gives people the power. And as part of the banking recapitalization process, in 2011 Amcon issued zero-coupon bonds for three years with a face value of N5.6 trillion the first time zero-coupon bonds were issued in Nigeria. The MTN Share which started trading at N90.00 when it was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in May 2019 and currently sells at N190.00 is arguable the most sought after property on the capital market at present. Bolaji left mobile telecommunications and returned to investment banking, when he founded Chapel Hill in 2005. 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After watching an Intro to Nigeria Lions Den Show (an entrepreneur pitching show) I decided to check Mr Bolaji out. [26] This made him the top scorer in Ligue 1. Bolaji and Kemi stepped out together at Bolaji mothers burial last October and they are very much in love. Im really pleased Ruth did justice to write a reputable biography of him. One highlight for Balogun and Chapel Hill Denham was the advisory work the investment bank did during the banking crisis that hit Nigeria in 2008. CMB Building Company Honoured Again! The policy can be accessed here. The group specializes in investment banking, asset management, and securities trading, and it is also Nigerias leading alternative asset manager. The Firm follows a Best Execution policy, which is in line with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria (SEC), Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange (FMDQ) all other relevant regulatory authorities associated with Chapel Hill Denham. Gboyega holds a B.Sc. Bolajis research focuses on Blackness and Racialisation in Central and Eastern Europe. Early life [ edit] [25] It was his 11th goal in Ligue 1 during the season, the most of any player aged 21 or under in Europe's top five leagues. This has been evident in the life of all his sons. With the vision to grow Chapel Hill into a full-fledged investment bank, in 2008, he merged it with Denham Management. [7], Balogun joined Arsenal at the age of eight after being scouted while playing for his previous Sunday League side, Aldersbrook. Bolaji Balogun gets excited over Green Energy Solution | Lions Den Nigeria ULTIMA NG 51K subscribers Subscribe 1.1K 42K views 1 year ago Okey Ese stepped into the Den looking for a N40 million. They are thorough bred and well read ladies. He served for the first . Bolaji has twenty-seven years of experience in financial services and mobile telecommunications. Any risks that were initially felt soon dissipated. 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They have gained a lot of experience from him and carefully toed his business path of life especially in the financial and banking sector. [14][15], He scored his first senior goal on 26 November 2020, in a Europa League group stage match against Molde. Born in the United States, he represents England at youth international level. Chapel Hill Denham is also interested in Africa and Nigerias economic development, focusing on infrastructure, energy and renewables, real estate, SMEs, financial inclusion, healthcare, and education. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for Live and Entertaining Updates. The investment banker is the founder and chief executive officer of Chapel Hill Denham. Africa's rising stars: Bolaji Balogun, CEO of Chapel Hill Denham Kanika Saigal May 08, 2014 Nationality: Nigerian "One of the greatest misconceptions that people have about Africa, still, is that it is too risky. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Bolajis round knowledge of investment banking, management, and mobile telecommunication span over thirty years. Otunba Subomi Balogun has 4 sons. He has charted his path and earned acclaim in Nigeria's banking space. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc. Alongside MTN Nigeria and MTEL, Econet won the bid and was granted a Digital Mobile License (DML), and became Nigerias first mobile operator. Bolaji has 27 years of experience in financial services and mobile telecommunications. The last born of the family, Gboyega Balogun is married to a big-time brainy Emma. Bolaji is Chairman of Lafarge Africa Plc and a Director of Trustfund Pensions Plc, one of Nigerias largest Pension Fund Managers. Balogun B. Econet was led by Strive Masiyiwa, a Zimbabwean and Bolaji Balogun (Nigerian); while CIL was championed by Chief Mike Adenuga. He is a Director at Trustfund Pensions, one of Nigerias largest pension fund managers, and SME NG, a Nigerian impact investment platform, investing in Nigerian women and youth-owned SMEs. He formerly served as Chairman on Nahco FTZ Limited, and Director of Nahco Avaince Plc and NASD Plc. She was also at a time human capital manager and worked as a corporate planner for Brass LNG Ltd, (Credit Suisse), London and New York, she graduated from the prestigious Royal Holloway University of London and her College was at Millfield School. 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In 2005, Bolaji Balogun led the team that brokered the sale of Econet to Celtel at $1.67 billion, considered Nigerias single largest successful exit from a private investment. (2018). In the 5 years he was at Econet, he also worked as Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer, as well as Chief Marketing Officer at different times. Your email address will not be published. Gboyega professional career began as a trainee with Merrill Lynch International Bank, Chester Street, London and subsequently moved to Private Wealth Management in Merrill Lynch Financial Centre (London).Gboyega returned to Nigeria in 2003, assuming the position of divisional head of stock broking, asset management and, registrars business. He also served as the companys Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer and Chief Marketing Officer. Bolaji has twenty-seven years of experience in financial services and mobile telecommunications. [34][35], On 27 August 2021, Balogun received his first call up to the England under-21 team. He was also a founding Director and a member of the licence bid auction team, which won the GSM licence. Bolaji also serves as a peer-reviewer for a number of academic journals. Crossref. He is a licensed securities dealer in Nigeria and attended London School of Economics, University of London where he obtained a B.Sc. They are Bolaji, Jide, Ladi and Gboyega. Ladi is the 3rd son of Otunba Subomi Balogun and married into an illustrious Lagos family, Alakija family. They are also one of the powerful couples in the corporate sector. He spent eleven years within FCMB Group, in investment banking and securities trading, leaving the business in January 2001. The Bankers son who started his professional journey in investment banking and securities trading under the wings of the First City Group after his return from the United Kingdom where he studied at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, and his first degree in Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London played a major role in Econet ( overtime transformed into Airtel ) becoming Nigerias first mobile operator by winning the $285 million GSM license bid of 2001. Balogun was a long time member of the council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. And I would buy for other people, my driver, my security man the Chapel Hill Denham Chief Executive Officer declared at a media announcement by MTN Nigeria to explain everything about the share sale to everyday Nigerians in Abuja on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. . Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. He was previously the Chairman of Nahco FTZ Limited and a Director of Nahco Avaince Plc and NASD Plc. What they need to realize is that risk is easily translated into opportunity, says Bolaji Balogun, CEO of Chapel Hill Denham. He was pioneer Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer and in October 2001, was appointed Chief Marketing Officer. Bolajis career started in investment banking and securities trading under the First City Group. The foremost banker is one of the judges of Lions Den, a business reality shows that gives budding entrepreneurs across Nigeria a chance to pitch their businesses. Bolaji is the son of one of Nigeria's notable bankers and the founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) - Olasubomi Balogun. Balogun was appointed to the Africa Advisory Board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in September 2009. [41], Balogun was involved in the Amazon Original sports docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 202122 season.[42][43]. There are 10+ professionals named "Balogun Bolaji", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Throughout his career, Balogun has proved to be a self-starter and keen business-person, stepping away from the family business and carving out his own career. In 2001, he left FCMB to try his hand as an entrepreneur before later setting up his own investment banking advisory firm. From May 2015 to June 2020, he served as Board Chairman of Lafarge Africa Plc, and from March 2005 to May 2015, he served as a Director on the board of Lafarge Wapco Nigeria Plc. [6] Balogun is often referred to by his nickname of 'Flo', coined for him in his years at Arsenal's Hale End academy. While in the company, he served as the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer at CSL Stockbrokers Limited. Balogun was born in New York City and emigrated to England when he was two years old,[3][4] growing up in London. Bolaji is Chairman of Lafarge Africa Plc, was formerly Chairman of Nahco FTZ Limited and a Director of Nahco Aviance Plc. Born in the United States, he represents England at youth international level. He has charted his path and earned acclaim in Nigerias banking space. Euromoney, is part of the Delinian Group, Delinian Limited, 8 Bouverie Street, London, EC4Y 8AX, Registered in England & Wales, Company number 00954730. View the profiles of people named Bolaji Balogun. He has over 19 years experience in investment banking and has spent 11 years in the investment banking within the First City Group. In the early years of his career, Bolaji Balogun was majorly identified as the son of one of Nigerias notable banker and founder Olasubomi Balogun. Bolaji Balogun, a thoroughbred investment banker, took the baton from his bank-owner father, Subomi Balogun, and stepped outside his shadow after mastering the game. He finally left the FCMB Group in 2001 to try his hands in the mobile communication industry. In every single way, Bolaji proved in those four years that the apple did not fall far from the tree. This was after he had built a professional reputation for himself. Bolaji (Bob) joined us to talk through histories of Poland's colonial extraction and the impact of whiteness, religion and (polish) centrism on racialisation and racism. He started his investment banking and securities career while trading under the First City Group in the 1990s. Bolaji was part of the licence bid auction team and he, in fact, led the capital raising and license bid auction process for the Econet Wireless Nigeria license. In 2020, Bolaji moved to the University of Sheffield to take up . He is married to Kemi, the beautiful daughter of a veteran journalist, poet, playwright and author, Frank Aig-Imoukhuede. Mobolaji Balogun is the Chairman of Lafarge Africa Plc,Balogun joined the Board of the Company on the 1st of March 2005 and was appointed as the Chairman of . The Firm takes specific steps in the event that a complaint is received. Bolaji has 1 job listed on their profile. To keep reading for free, please enter your email! He started out in the early 90s as Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer of CSL Stockbrokers Limited, Lagos, Nigeria and he held that position till 2001. According to his LinkedIn profile, he also serves as Chief relationship officer for prime clients and excellent high-level relationship management with government, regulatory and corporate clients. Bolajis success can be traced to the self-discovery that guided his intentional educational pursuit. [16][15], On 26 April 2021, Balogun signed a new long-term contract with the club. He was Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer and was appointed Chief Marketing Officer in October 2001. 5 Lessons From Fejiro Hanu Agbodje, Nigerian entrepreneur and CEO of Patricia Technologies Limited. Long after his fathers retirement, however, Bolaji has gone ahead to earn a name for himself in the investment banking space. The statement said Balogun served for 15 years, having joined the board in March 2005, while he served for the first 10 years as a non-Executive Director and was appointed Chairman in May 2015. In an exclusive interview with TechCabal, Bolaji Balogun, founder and CEO of Chapel Hill Denham, who also sits on the board of Endeavor Nigeria as vice chairman, shares some insights on this year's entrepreneurship summit while reflecting on the experience at Endeavor over the past three years. The firm - now a group - founded in 2005 has . 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Emerging details have it that the younger Balogun who has three brothers Jide, Ladi, and Gboyega wants to seize the opportunity offered by MTN Nigeria public offer of shares to put his driver and security man and others on a good footing for a brighter future. The story of these gentlemen will never be complete without mentioning their fathers influence in their lives and choice of careers. Bolaji, one of the old students of Igbobi College Lagos (they pride themselves as Noble Nigerians) is synonymous with groundbreaking deals before and after he founded Chapel Hill Denham. On the merger, he said, The integration process when we first merged with Denham was interesting..We had tripled our employees, and our client base had become much more diversified. SocietyNow.Ng gathered that the track record of the founder and Chief Executive Officer placed Chapel Hill Denham in pole position to serve as the lead issuing house in the ongoing sale of MTN Nigeria all of 575million shares with provision for a reserved 86million to be put into the market in case of oversubscription everyday Nigerians (retailers). They attended Ivy League schools both at home and abroad and are equally doing well in their respective endeavours. To his credit, Bolaji has done enough for his name to stand well alone without that of his father for recognition. As well as his academic outputs in this area, Bolaji has written for academic media outlets such as the Sociological Review Blog; Open Democracy, LSE Blogs, Discover Society, Baltic Worlds, and The Muslim News. The tall, handsome, gorgeous, and good-looking former MD of FCMB, who is now the GMD of FCMB Group, met his pretty wife in the United Kingdom (UK) through his best friend, who is Bankes cousin. One of the greatest misconceptions that people have about Africa, still, is that it is too risky. Endeavor Nigeria 2019. Killed Policemen: Nigerian Army Says Soldiers Mistook No Accreditation, No Voting In Kogi, Bayelsa Polls INEC. [9], In 2017 he was an integral part of Trevor Bumstead's Arsenal U16 side that won the Liam Brady Cup, beating Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Juventus respectively. He knew early on that he had a keen affinity for the investment space, which his father presumably influenced. In 2020, Bolaji moved to the University of Sheffield to take up another Leverhulme Trust Fellowship as an Early Career Fellow at the Department of Geography. What they need to realize is that risk is easily translated into opportunity," says Bolaji Balogun, CEO of Chapel Hill Denham. Bolaji is the son of one of Nigerias notable bankers and the founder of First City Monument Bank(FCMB) Olasubomi Balogun. We worked well with the central bank and others to ensure that the taxpayer didnt bear the burden of the downfall. They have amazing children, Sayo, Dayo, Timi, Kanyinsola and Funmilade. Balogun has been Chairman of Lafarge Africa Plc since May 23, 2015. These are outlined in the Complaints Management policy which can be accessed here. As well as his academic outputs in this area, Bolaji has written for academic media outlets such as the Sociological Review Blog; Open Democracy, LSE Blogs, Discover Society, Baltic Worlds, and The Muslim News. He left mobile telecommunications and returned to investment banking in 2005, when he founded Chapel Hill in 2005. [33] In October 2020 he made an appearance for the England under-20 against Wales. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. After playing for England at the under-17 level and appearing in the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[28] he accepted a call up from the United States under-18 national team in August 2018 for a training camp and a tournament in the Czech Republic. At the time, the family business was transitioning from a traditional merchant bank into a universal commercial bank something I wasnt really interested in anyway, so it was a good time to try my hand at something else, says Balogun. Folarin Jerry Balogun (born 3 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Reims, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal. Bolaji received his PhD (passed with no corrections) in Sociology from the University of Leeds and previously held a Leverhulme Trust Study Abroad Fellowship at Krakow University of Economics, Poland where he was a lecturer at the department of European Studies. Bolaji serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Chapel Hill Denham Group and Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Chapel Hill Advisory Partners Limited. Fichaya, a tech-enabled fumigation and cleaning company, was founded by Jim and Steph. The group is focused on investment banking, investment management and securities trading and also prides itself as Nigerias leading alternative asset manager. He was appointed to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Africa Advisory Board in September 2009 and was Chairman of the investment banking trade group, the Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria from September 2010 to July 2014. Send Us News, Gist, more to citypeopleng@gmail.com | Returning to investment banking in 2005, Bolaji Balogun decided to strike out on his own a move quite similar to what his father did when he set up the City Securities Limited, almost 30 years earlier. 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