Tomiwa Aladekomo | |
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Born | Adetomiwa Adebowale Aladekomo 2 January 1982
Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria |
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Occupation | Media proprietor |
Years active | 2004–present |
Known for | |
Title | Acting national chair |
Term | 2020–2023 |
Political party | Youth Party Nigeria |
Board member of | Chams PLC |
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Tomiwa Aladekomo (born Nigerian media executive, internet entrepreneur and politician. [1] [2] He is the chief executive officer of Big Cabal Media, which publishes Zikoko, a youth-focused internet publication, and TechCabal, an African technology media platform. [3] [4]
2 January 1982) is aHe was the acting National Chair of the Nigerian political party, Youth Party (YP) between 2020 and 2022. [5] [6]
Aladekomo was born on 2 January 1982, in Osun State, Nigeria. He is the son of the Nigerian computer engineer Demola Aladekomo and Titi Aladekomo. [7]
In 2000, he trained in Business Management & Finance at the Boston University, Massachusetts in the United States of America, receiving his degree in 2004. He attended Columbia University, also in the United States, obtaining a Master's degree in Anthropology in 2007. [8]
Tomiwa Aladekomo founded Quirk, a concert and event company in 2009, producing events like Lagos Jazz Festival, Music Meets Runway and Fela in Lagos and concerts for artists like Asa, Nneka and Keziah Jones. [9] [10] [11]
In 2011, he joined the Nigerian Breweries, managing the company's alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages like Star, Gulder, Heineken and Maltina. [12] He then joined Ventra Media Group in 2016 where he was later named managing director. [13] [14]
Aladekomo became CEO of Big Cabal Media in 2018 after the exit of founding CEO Seyi Taylor. [15] He led the company to a fundraising round of $2.3m in 2022. [16] [17] [18] [19]
He is also a non-executive director at Chams PLC, a technology company listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. [20]
Tomiwa Aladekomo was appointed Acting National Chair of the Nigerian political party, Youth Party (YP), in October 2020. [21] [22]
Aladekomo received an Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship from the African Leadership Institute in 2013. [23] He also made the YNaija Power List for Corporate Nigeria in 2017. [24]
Aladekomo is married to Lisa Leigh. [25]
Tomiwa Aladekomo | |
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Born | Adetomiwa Adebowale Aladekomo 2 January 1982
Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria |
Education |
|
Occupation | Media proprietor |
Years active | 2004–present |
Known for | |
Title | Acting national chair |
Term | 2020–2023 |
Political party | Youth Party Nigeria |
Board member of | Chams PLC |
Parents |
|
Tomiwa Aladekomo (born Nigerian media executive, internet entrepreneur and politician. [1] [2] He is the chief executive officer of Big Cabal Media, which publishes Zikoko, a youth-focused internet publication, and TechCabal, an African technology media platform. [3] [4]
2 January 1982) is aHe was the acting National Chair of the Nigerian political party, Youth Party (YP) between 2020 and 2022. [5] [6]
Aladekomo was born on 2 January 1982, in Osun State, Nigeria. He is the son of the Nigerian computer engineer Demola Aladekomo and Titi Aladekomo. [7]
In 2000, he trained in Business Management & Finance at the Boston University, Massachusetts in the United States of America, receiving his degree in 2004. He attended Columbia University, also in the United States, obtaining a Master's degree in Anthropology in 2007. [8]
Tomiwa Aladekomo founded Quirk, a concert and event company in 2009, producing events like Lagos Jazz Festival, Music Meets Runway and Fela in Lagos and concerts for artists like Asa, Nneka and Keziah Jones. [9] [10] [11]
In 2011, he joined the Nigerian Breweries, managing the company's alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages like Star, Gulder, Heineken and Maltina. [12] He then joined Ventra Media Group in 2016 where he was later named managing director. [13] [14]
Aladekomo became CEO of Big Cabal Media in 2018 after the exit of founding CEO Seyi Taylor. [15] He led the company to a fundraising round of $2.3m in 2022. [16] [17] [18] [19]
He is also a non-executive director at Chams PLC, a technology company listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. [20]
Tomiwa Aladekomo was appointed Acting National Chair of the Nigerian political party, Youth Party (YP), in October 2020. [21] [22]
Aladekomo received an Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship from the African Leadership Institute in 2013. [23] He also made the YNaija Power List for Corporate Nigeria in 2017. [24]
Aladekomo is married to Lisa Leigh. [25]