Echendu Ndubuisi Anthony (born 28 October 1985), popularly known as Lord Echendu, is a Nigerian Entrepreneur, Investor, and philanthropist. He is the CEO of Echendu Group and founder of Echendu Unify,(now called Echendu Foundation) a charity organization that supports the less privileged in West Africa and beyond. Lord Echendu Ndubuisi is among the few Nigerians to be honored with an appointment as a member of the Global Chambers of Business Leaders. Early life Childhood and family Echendu was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, on 28 October 1985 to the family of Late General Echendu Christopher Francis Wichendu (Rtd.) of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State. He is the seventh child out of 10 children of his parents. Education Echendu studied chemical engineering for a bachelor's degree at University College London. He also attended and earned other professional business and leadership certifications at the Harvard Business School and other renowned institutions. Career Lord Echendu launched his first business at age 23. A warehouse construction company called ESH Services. A few years later, he established another company called Echendu Oil and Gas which provided offshore services to petrochemical companies. In 2022 Echendu Ndubuisi is the CEO and highest shareholder of Echendu Group. Philanthropy In 2015 Echendu founded a non-governmental charity organization, The Echendu Unify (now called Echendu Foundation). The foundation has since made positive outreach. In 2020, He donated to the Ankaful prison at Cape Coast, Ghana. He also visited Ussher Polyclinic in the capital city of Accra, where he donated food items and toiletries to patients receiving treatment at the facility. Personal life Lord Echendu Ndubuisi is a single father to a daughter, Echendu Alexandra Catherina, born in Britain.
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