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Meet the Boss: Tunji Olowolafe, chairman, GZ Industries

by Dinfin Mulupi on '28 March 2014'
Tunji Olowolafe, chairman, GZ Industries (Nigeria)

GZI chairman Dr Tunji Olowolafe
GZI chairman Dr Tunji Olowolafe
Meet the Boss is a How we made it in Africa interview series in which we pose the same 10 questions to business leaders across the continent.

1. What was your first job?

I was a medical doctor. I decided to stop practicing medicine in 1988 and I went into private equity just out of interest. I found it interesting.

2. Who has had the biggest impact on your career and why?

My grandmother. She lived with us and she always told me about hard work and ethics. Actually, the way she said it was three H’s: hard work, humility and honesty. She could not speak English so she said it in our local language (Yoruba) all the time. She sang it in different ways and told it in stories in different ways. She brought me up and was my role model.

3. What parts of your job keep you awake at night?


Trying to achieve what I want to do tomorrow. I am always awake because I want to achieve all the time.

4. What are the top reasons why you have been successful in business?

Honestly, I am not sure. I just do my best every day. Honestly, I have not discovered myself yet. I don’t even know what my talents are. But I just know that… most people that I collaborate with are smarter and deeper than me.

5. What are the best things about your country, Nigeria?

Vibrance. Nigeria is the best place to be in the world. There are very creative and sociable people. They understand life and they live life.

6. And the worst?

We have not taken our potential to where it should be. That is a pain but it will happen.

7. Your future career plans?

I want to continue to invest in Africa. Nothing more.


8. How do you relax?

I do exercise. I jog. I do yoga. I run and I read.

9. What is your message to Africa’s young aspiring businesspeople and entrepreneurs?

Hard work and diligence are standards they need every day. They should collaborate with others to accomplish their goals. They should pursue what they find interesting, not what parents think they should do. They should also be diverse and open-minded to embark on different things when opportunities emerge and the call of nature beckons.

10. How can Africa realise its full potential?

By ensuring we have democracy, rule of law and quality education. We need to educate all our people. That way we will achieve true freedom and prosperity.

Dr Tunji Olowolafe is the chairman of GZ Industries (GZI), West Africa’s only aluminium can manufacturer. The Nigerian company manufacturers 1.2bn cans annually for sale to Guinness, Coca-Cola, Heineken and SABMiller. Olowolafe quit medical practice to venture into private equity.

http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/meet-the-boss-tunji-olowolafe-chairman-gz-industries/.

aniomafirstson:
you want to compare Ibadan (brown roof republic) with enugu?

aniomafirstson:
na only cocoa house be the development for Ibadan?

show me pictures of apete mokola then we can argue

show me the average Ibadan man house


I repeat igr way no bring development na igr be that?

aniomafirstson:
so Ogun is clean?
Ibadan is clean?


igr that cannot bring development is that one igr?

aniomafirstson:
you are using igr to judge?

igr that cannot pay salaries is that one igr?

is Ogun state better than than anambra state in terms of beauty..development etc

honeychild:
The diff is clear men

obaaderemi:
Very educative,sister.Our Ibo brothers have opened about 10 parallel threads to divert attention from this thread after all the exposure.As usual,they failed.

mercyville:
We have gone through this severally.Bayo started the bizness and to make it international and global,he went into partnership.That is the business acumen of the Yorubas and reason most of their businesses are connected internationally and only one will buy up all the biznesses of the Igbos.In that link..you will see that BAYO OGUNLESI IS THE ONLY KEY PERSON OF THE COMPANY.thnx.

aniomafirstson:
you have only Lagos

mention another yoruba state

alcmene:
Already peeing in your pant

Still early bro.... park the poo you defecated yourselves

naturalman:
Guy ,you are asked to show your G wagoon....leave furniture, every carpenter can do that

sekxy:
lol..skull miner ..have you grabbed your own part of skull to mine today??what of vagina??have you been able to harvest any vagina today ??please answer

Nowenuse:
'Awa Lagos people'. All of you have abandoned your rusty hometowns to ruins and complete dillapidation to claim 'Awa Lagos'. What a shame!

The wealth you are bragging of yoruba land has majority of it in Lagos which extended into Ogun and is dominated by Igbos and other Nigerians

You can imagine Ibadan a city of over 3 million people and heart of yoruba land yet over 90% of the city looks like this!
While the few manageable places are heavily decorated with refuse dumps along the roadside.

Fineman87:
Rubbish. No unity wit sw.

EzeUche:
If the Igbos go, it will start a domino effect that the North will not be able to handle.

Other groups throughout the South and Middle Belt will want to leave, making the North landlocked.

Nigeria needs the Igbo more than the Igbo need Nigeria.

EzeUche:
If Biafra with only the 5 Southeast states is landlocked, what of the North?

The sea is not that far from with Abia or Imo state.

And if all Igbos decide to leave Nigeria, including Igbos in the SS, the sea is even closer.

But let us look at a map. The North is truly landlocked. If the Igbos decide to leave, do they really think other groups will stay in Nigeria?

The SS will definitely leave if the Igbos leave. They may not join Biafra, but they definitely would leave.

Even the Yoruba may decide to form their own nation.

The Middle Belt would think twice about forming a country with the North as well.

So when people say Igboland is landlocked they should look at a map.

neoShinto:
Liepods are brainless and useless animals

Why would Trump care about some Ogbono-guzzling hairy gorillas who live in caves in the yEast?

The man is under fire and investigations for possible Russia links and some illiterate loiloi-eating children of hate are dying like useless dogs in Onitsha

They've started pretending to be Jews now to gain the attention of Netayanhu. They just keep jumping from one white d¡ck to another

All hope is lost and they've now resorted to cheap blackmail. They keep pretending to be Dr Ismaila Farouk. Bloody impostors

Some foolish bloggers are circulating pictures of one potopoto man leaving the North just to encourage the rest

Chai. Liepods are living a useless life o.

osile2012:
Lagos was built by as capital while onitsha is built by state.

boss1310:
come to Onitsha ask of enu Onitsha,when you get there tell one of the Onitsha indigenes that their homeland is owned by no man

dragonking2:
ok,let me ask again.

Which hometown are you from? When last did you consult with your town people to know what is going on, especially with the herdsmen issue?

That's the question I asked you

Duru1:
Is there any silly crap a person will not read on this forum? The only people who are jealous in Nigeria are the moronic ninnies that joined forces to precipitate war against Biafra. How can Igbo chap be jealousy of Yari.ba yet want out of Nigeria? There is absolutely nothing Yari.ba had that Igbo chap would want, not even Yrai.ba women.

ZorGBUooeh:
Don't mind that cow..How im take be edo,,the mumu dey hia dey defend im yoruba slave brothers against Beninz..Known fact be say Benin enslave almost all yoruba state.

alanka:
So, that is why you joined Nigeria government to kill millions of Igbo right? you your region will pay special damages to Igbo. won bi yin re ki ema san

Dumaknesset:
The guy has literally been screwing you guys. Delusion is also part of the ideal of the iPods.