Goodie Ibru
Goodie Minabo Ibru (born 11 May 1942) is a Nigerian businessman, hotelier[1][2] and former president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Goodie Ibru was born on 11 May 1942[4] to Peter Ibru and chief Janet Ibru. He is the brother of Michael Ibru founder of the Ibru Organization, a major Conglomerate. Goodie obtained his primary school leaving certificate from Yaba Methodist school, Yaba and later went to Ibadan Grammar School, Ibadan.
He proceeded to the Holborn College of Law, University of London and graduated LLB (London) in 1965. He was called to the inner temple of the English Bar in 1966 and enrolled at the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Solicitor and Advocate in 1968, after which he founded the law firm G.M Ibru & Co where he was principal partner.[5]
Career
[edit]Ibru founded Ikeja Hotel Plc in 1975. He opened his flagship property the Sheraton Lagos Hotel and towers in 1985. In 1992, the company acquired the tourist company of Nigeria Plc, the holding company of the Federal Palace Hotel and casino. Subsequently, his Ikeja Hotel Plc purchased majority shares in Capital Hotel Plc and became the chairman and owner of the Abuja Sheraton hotel[6]
Ibru has sat on the Board of several companies, including Guardian Press Limited, Dunlop Nigeria Plc, Crusader General Insurance Plc, Minet Nigeria Limited and Niger-Delta Exploration and Production Plc.[7]
Awards and memberships
[edit]Goodie Ibru served as President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nigeria-Russia Business Council, and the NEPAD business Group. He was honorary consul of the Consulate of Lithuania to Nigeria[7] He also represented Nigeria as the co-chair for the UNWTO Committee on International Code of Ethics on Tourism.[8]
He is a member of the Lagos Rotary Club, Metropolitan Club and Ikoyi Club. He is Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), the Institute of Directors (IoD) and the Chartered Institute of Administrators.[7]
Ibru was awarded Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) in 2003.[9][10] He won the Zik Prize for business leadership in 2014.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Atqnews23 (20 June 2021). "Africa: Ibru and Capital Hotels to Sell Abuja Sheraton to Former Mobil Producing Now 11PLC Owners of Lagos Continental Hotel". ATQ News. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Okungbowa, Andrew Iro (7 May 2022). "Ibru, Talabi, Ogunlana see bright future for Nigeria". New Telegraph. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "NSE's ex-president seeks entrepreneurship growth at convocation". The Guardian Nigeria. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "80 Years of god's goodie-ness". The Sun. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Goodie IBRU; From Chambers to Boardroom". The Zik Prize.
- ^ "Goodie Ibru resigns as chairman of Ikeja Hotels". TheCable.
- ^ a b c "Lawyer, hotelier, becomes 123rd LCCI President - Vanguard News".
- ^ "Mr. Goodie Minabo Ibru". abrnetwork.org.
- ^ "Send forth for Goodie Ibru". The Nation Newspaper.
- ^ Josephine Lohor; Joseph Ushigiale (1 October 2003). "Nigeria: Buhari, IBB, 233 Others Honoured". AllAfrica. Abuja. This Day. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Press release: Winners of the year 2014 Zik prize emerge". The Zik Prize.