Biography of Tony Elumelu; Billionaire; Delta State Celebrity.
Biography

Biography of Tony Elumelu; Billionaire; Delta State Celebrity.


Tony Elumelu
Tony Elumelu

About Tony Elumelu

Tony Elumelu was born in the year 1963 at Jos, Plateau State of Nigeria. He is an Igbo man by tribe, and a native of Anioma in Delta State, Nigeria.


Tony Elumelu studied Economics in Ambrose Alli University. After his first degree in economics, he proceeded to the University of Lagos, where he obtained his Masters Degree. He also did Advanced Management Program in Harvard Business School.

Tony Elumelu's Career

Tony Elumelu became very popular in the year 2007, when at just 34 years of age, he acquired and transformed Standard Trust Bank into one of the top banks in Nigeria within a very short time. In the year 2005, he merged the bank with United Bank for Africa (UBA), and transformed same into a multi-national bank that now operate in over 18 African countries with more than six million customers. Tony Elumelu founded the popular Heirs Holdings, a company that invests in agricultural businesses, energy, financial services, hospitality and real estate. In the year 2011, Heirs Holdings invested in the Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), where it acquired a controlling interest. Tony then became the chairman of Transcorp.

According to Forbes,  Tony Elumelu, is one of Africa's most revered business leaders, and a corporate turnaround artist. In the year 2014, Forbes listed Tony as one of the 50 Africa's richest men.








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