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Afam Edozie

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FiCres Capital
Nigeria

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Technology, Leadership, Management

Educational History

  • University of Lagos, Bachelor’s degree, 1987.
  • University of London, Other Professional degree, 1992.

Professional History:

  • CEO, FiCres Capital

Bio

I run FiCres Capital, which aims to build the best companies in the world.

Background includes Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at MTN. A company I helped build from start up in Nigeria to over US$600 million PAT/yr.

Have also held management roles at Procter & Gamble (Brand Manager), Motorola (Marketing) and Virgin Group (Marketing Director).

Started out as a Chemical Engineer with National Grid PLC, designing and building gas p...

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Bio

I run FiCres Capital, which aims to build the best companies in the world.

Background includes Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at MTN. A company I helped build from start up in Nigeria to over US$600 million PAT/yr.

Have also held management roles at Procter & Gamble (Brand Manager), Motorola (Marketing) and Virgin Group (Marketing Director).

Started out as a Chemical Engineer with National Grid PLC, designing and building gas pipelines and pressure reduction stations for transporting gas from the North Sea.

Areas of expertise

New company development Start-ups, acquisitions, expansion, and turnarounds Business and competitive strategy, brand development, product development, sales and business/market development. Investment analysis Fund raising

Personal Website/Blog URL

www.smartinvestorafrica.com

Public Profile

www.fastcompany.com/user/121938

Professional History

CEO, FiCres Capital

Private, 51-100 employees, Finance / Investing industry

FiCres invests in new ventures and turnarounds.

I am responsible for organisational leadership, strategy and business performance at FiCres and its investee companies.

My deliverables include the investment and enterprise strategy, growth in the capability of our key people, a performance culture in associated companies and a stream of successful investee companies.

Educational History

University of Lagos, Nigeria
Bachelor’s degree, 1987.
Areas of study: Chemical Engineering

University of London, United Kingdom
Other Professional degree, 1992.
Areas of study: Economics

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Q. Fast Talk Question - Over the next decade, will it pay better to work for a startup or on Wall Street?
A. Wall St is shrinking from 40% of profit (pre crisis) to 5% (historic norm for financial services.) Wall St pay will remain good (despite being under scrutiny,) but the numbers employed will be much...
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Big Idea: China could easily end up owning the lion’s share of the US and UK’s financial systems. | by Fast Company staff | September 19, 2008 4:13 pm
Comment: Being the largest creditor to the US (and Europe) it could be argued that the Chinese already own the ranch. And they bought the the way the US did (prior to the age of debt) by being the largest...
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Fast Talk | July 07, 2008 11:11 am
Q. Fast Talk Question - With the economy as bad as it is right now, what's the best place to put your money?
A. i) Real stuff - Oil, Uranium, Natural Gas, Coal, Corn, Wheat, Rice, Soy, Gold, Platinum, Silver, Aluminium, Copper, Zinc, Iron Ore - buy the commodities themselves, or buy the companies that mine...
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Fast Talk | June 06, 2008 7:43 pm
Q. Fast Talk Question - Should it ever be acceptable for an exec to command a salary of close to $200 million a year?
A. i) In the capitalist system, people who found and own businesses should be entitled to anything they create. ii) As for execs then no exec should earn as total remuneration more than 500 times the...
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