Wherever Brigham Young, the former American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, is today, one thing is sure: He will be proud of Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu, the Nigerian economist, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Young, the first governor of the Utah Territory, United States, and until his death, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was credited with the popular quote: “You educate a man; you educate a person. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.”
Apart from imbibing Young’s philosophy of development as his personal philosophy, Mr Elumelu, who is the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, has taken it beyond just education, into the realm of business, management and contemporary leadership.
Mr Elumelu is consciously establishing a reputation as a modern-day chief executive who firmly believes in the power and capacity of women to make a difference in a world hitherto dominated by his kind. It’s a legacy he says he is committed to sustaining.
Young, the first governor of the Utah Territory, United States, and until his death, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was credited with the popular quote: “You educate a man; you educate a person. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.”
Apart from imbibing Young’s philosophy of development as his personal philosophy, Mr Elumelu, who is the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, has taken it beyond just education, into the realm of business, management and contemporary leadership.
Mr Elumelu is consciously establishing a reputation as a modern-day chief executive who firmly believes in the power and capacity of women to make a difference in a world hitherto dominated by his kind. It’s a legacy he says he is committed to sustaining.