Chin Okeke | |
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| Born | Chinedu Okeke 27 February 1986 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupations | Music executive, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | Nenesi Ibru |
Chinedu 'Chin' Okeke (born 27 February 1986) is a Nigerian-British entertainment entrepreneur and music executive. He is the founder of The Eclipse Group and co-founder of The Gidi Culture Festival . [1] [2] In 2020, he joined Universal Music Group as the General Manager for Nigeria and was later appointed as the Managing Director (west Africa) in 2021. [3]
After his university education, Chin undertook business training at two Fortune 500 companies; Credit Suisse in New York and the AP Moller Maersk Group in Shanghai and Lagos. [4]
In 2010, Chin founded the Eclipse Brand Agency, a communications company. [5] [6]
In 2013, he founded Eclipse Live, a live entertainment company. [7] [8] Later on, he co-founded alongside Oriteme Banigo, The Gidi Culture Festival, [9] one of the largest Afrobeats music festivals in West Africa. [10] In 2017, Eclipse Live collaborated with Red Bull for the execution of the Red Bull Music Academy in Lagos.
In 2018, he was listed among one of YNaija's Top 10 in entertainment. [11] In 2019, he was one of the selected delegates for The Great Escape, an annual music festival in Brighton, by the British Council. [12] In 2020, he was appointed as the General manager of the Universal Music Group, Nigeria, and later became the Managing Director of West Africa in 2021. [13] That same year, he was mentioned among the Billboard's Power Players. [14] [15] At the end of 2021, he left the Universal Music Group and returned to the executive board of Eclipse. [16]
Chin is also one of the founding trustees of the ECHO Music and Arts Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports the development of the creative sector in Africa. [17]
Okeke is married to Nenesi Ibru, a member of the Ibru family and the daughter of Nigerian billionaire Oskar Ibru. [18] [19]