Draft:CHRIS OLEKAH
Nigerian Businessman
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Chris Olekah (also known as Kris Olekah) is a Nigerian entrepreneur and the CEO and Managing Director of the Prestige Group, a conglomerate of companies spanning across Logistics, Transportation, Automobiles, manufacturing and Real Estate with operations in Nigeria and Ghana. He is an alumnus of the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom where he had his undergraduate degree in Economics in 2008, and achieving a second degree in Business Management and Finance in Leicester United Kingdom in 2010, before completing his studies with a Master's Degree in Globalization and Corporate Development from the University of London (SOAS) in 2011. He went on to work at the United Nations in Geneva Switzerland on a special mission afterwards
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Under his leadership, Prestige Group has expanded into specialised sectors, including Prestige Haulage & Logistics, which provides heavy-duty transport, Automobiles and warehouse storage solutions. He is known for a diversification-led growth strategy, moving the company from a primary focus on logistics in 2012 to real estate, automobiles, medical supplies, and renewable energy to capture the emerging market need
As the CEO of Prestige Group, Olekah has positioned himself as a proponent of public-private partnerships (PPP) to solve Africa's infrastructure gap. He has pivoted Prestige Group toward infrastructure financing, particularly in Ghana, focusing on civil engineering and road construction projects. His business model involves using the stable cash flow from Prestige Haulage & Logistics to fund ventures in high-growth sectors like renewable energy and medical disposables in West Africa. His contributions often centre on cross-border trade facilitation within the ECOWAS region and the integration of digital platforms for more efficient freight management in West Africa. He is frequently cited as a key voice in "Prestige" branded infrastructure developments, including affordable housing across Lagos and Accra
Chris was appointed as the Managing Director (Africa) at Innflux Group in November 2025, Innflux a stablecoin neobank for credit in Africa with a capital base of $2million, he oversees regulatory alignment and grass root growth across west Africa.
Chris is married to Anita Olekah (nee Enahoro) and they have three kids Nadia, Zara and Riya. They went viral on the internet in 2018 when he proposed to his girlfriend and now wife Anita by renting a whole cinema in Lagos Nigeria, this unique love gesture took Nigerians local and abroad by surprise.
His Father James Olekah is a former Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria who revolutionized the banking industry in Nigeria with the introduction of atm Mobile Payments in 2009
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