Stamp Nigeria
At Stamp we track over 100,000 Nigerian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Nigeria based CEO’ operating in the Retail space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Olatorera Oniru
Founder & CEO of Dressmeoutlet.com
Olatorera Oniru is a Nigerian entrepreneur and speaker passionate about all things Africa. As CEO of Dressmeoutlet.com, she is currently leading initiatives to make Africans rely less on imported garments. A member of The National Scholars Honor Society USA, she flourished her career working for two Fortune Top 5 companies namely Bank of America Merrill Lynch and General Electric. She also worked for one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, Lars Magnus Ericsson, as a global consultant and later as Head of Sales Governance. Olatorera founded Nigeria’s foremost leadership program Top 100 Our Generation, in 2007; a company that brought together and inspired many of today’s young leaders. Olatorera was nominated by the Future Nigeria Awards for Best Use of Advocacy in 2007 and was a finalist for Hearst Corporation’s Cover girl of the year award in 2008. While in college, she served as a senator for academic affairs and founded the Association of African Students. She is currently a member of Lionesses of Africa and Africa’s Best. Olatorera has a scholarship-based Master in Business Administration (MBA) degree from the prestigious Emory University USA and Executive Management Certificates from Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden and International Institute for Management Development, Switzerland. In 2016, she was recognized by the Commonwealth Africa Awards, Forbes Most Promising Africans, African Achievers Awards, and Africa.com’s Top 5 Youngest Entrepreneurs.
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About Dressmeoutlet.com: Dressmeoutlet.com is a fashion-focused, quality-focused, and customer-centric online retailer of fashion, beauty, and health products.
Chuks Aylor
CEO of DreamWorks Integrated Systems LTD
C – Catalyst H – High Spirited U – Uberty K – Kind Hearted S – Sage +Entrepreneur +Techpreneur +ICT Promoter One Hell Of A Possibility Thinker!
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About DreamWorks Integrated Systems LTD: Computers, Printers, Projectors, Smartphones, Laptops, Hard drives, PS Consoles, Laptop Bags, Servers, and Routers
Kelvin Umechukwu
Co-Founder and CEO of Bumpa
Kelvin Umechukwu is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bumpa.
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About Bumpa: Mobile-based inventory management and online store builder designed for the African market.
Olumide Olusanya
Founder/CEO of Gloo.ng
https://ng.linkedin.com/in/docolumide
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About Gloo.ng: Africa’s Biggest Online Supermarket
Akan Nelson
Founder and CEO of Evolve Credit
Akan E. Nelson is the Founder and CEO at Evolve Credit.
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About Evolve Credit: A loan and financial product marketplace that allows African consumers to find, compare, and apply for loan offers from select lenders.
Deepankar Rustagi
Co-Founder and CEO of Omnibiz
Deepankar Rustagi is a Co-Founder and CEO at Omnibiz.
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About Omnibiz, VConnect Global Services Ltd: Omnibiz is a B2B e-commerce platform for FMCG manufacturers, distributors and retailers.
Emeka Akano
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jara
Emeka Akano is a Forbes Africa’s 30 under 30 Entrepreneur (Forbes Africa’s Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs list 2015). Prior to Jara Mobile, Emeka has worked for several organisations across different sectors, as a Business Development Executive with the University of Nottingham in the UK, he was involved in closing partnership deals for the University of Nottingham for several energy research collaborations worth millions of pounds (GBP). He also voluntarily co-hosts the Lagos Founder2be (www.founder2be.com) events a platform which helps aspiring entrepreneurs and Startups learn from established entrepreneurs and also find potential co-founders with complimentary skill sets for their business or idea, this activity was covered by Forbes Africa in 2014 in an article titled “The Cupids of Commerce” Emeka has been on several business platform panels as a panelist including representing IT Startups at the Nigerian German Business Luncheon organised by the Delegation of German Industry andCommerce in Nigeria in collaboration with the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany. Emeka holds an MSc. in Electrical Technology for Sustainable and Renewable Energy Systems from theUniversity of Nottingham, UK and a BSc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Kwame NkrumahUniversity of Science and Technology, Ghana. He also has a Certificate in Entrepreneurial Managementfrom the Pan-Atlantic University (Lagos Business School).
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About Jara: Jara App rewards consumers with cash back in the form of discount coupons to top retailers.
Samuel Akingboye
CEO And Founder of Logit logistics Services
Samuel Akingboye is the Founder and Ceo of Logit Logistic . Prior to logit logistics Services , Samuel co-founded Equi-Gates Investments , an Investment company with business that expands into Realestate, Oil&Gas, Agriculture, and Security identified by Investment groups as one of the hottest Investment start-ups in Africa. Samuel has prior experience as a business development and procurement executive with Benshore Group in Lagos. Samuel holds a degree in Business from Babcock University.
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About Logit logistics Services: Logit is a revolutionary urban logistics & On-Demand company transforming the way local goods are moved around Nigeria .
Kehinde Oriola
Chief Executive Officer of DealDey Limited
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About DealDey Limited: DealDey features a daily deal on things to do, see, eat, and buy in Lagos and Abuja.
Segun Abiona
Founder | CEO of Nicole and Giovanni
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About Nicole and Giovanni: Nicole and Giovanni is a Nigerian brand. We design and manufacture premium stylish accessories using the highest quality fabrics.
Obinna Ezenwenyi
Co Founder | Chief Executive Officer of ArtNigeria.com
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About ArtNigeria.com: ArtNigeria is an online market place for customisable art products and personalised items.
Nwosu Friday
CEO, CTO of Yesharvest
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About Yesharvest: Yesharvest is an online/offline retailer of animal proteins in Nigeria.
