Yemi Idowu, or Adeyemi Idowu (born 3 December 1968), is a Nigerian businessman.
Early Life and Education
An alumnus of the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program, Idowu holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounts and Financial Analysis from the Newcastle upon Tyne University, England.
Business Career and Sports
Until July 2014, Idowu was a Non-Executive Director with Sterling Bank (Nigeria) PLC from its inception in 2005.
He was also:
- A Chairman of Sterling Capital
- Vice Chairman of NBM Bank (1999–2005)
- General Secretary of the Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) (2009–2014)
Currently:
- Chairman of Leyland Nigeria – Nigeria’s largest indigenous automobile assembly plant
- Director of the Lagos Junior League
- Chairman of Nathaniel Boys Football Club, where players such as Wilfred Ndidi (now at Leicester City F.C., formerly at Genk in the Belgian Pro League) began their careers