Mike Adeniyi Adenuga Jr., GCON

Mike Adeniyi Adenuga Jr., GCON, is a Nigerian entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist who founded Globacom Limited in 2003. He built Glo into one of Nigeria's major telecommunications companies and introduced a highly competitive approach to mobile telecommunications, including per-second billing. Under his leadership, Globacom expanded its telecommunications operations beyond Nigeria into other West African markets and developed Glo-1, a major submarine fibre-optic cable connecting West Africa with Europe. Adenuga's business interests also extend into oil and gas, banking and other sectors. He remains Chairman of Globacom and is one of Nigeria's most prominent private-sector entrepreneurs.