Affiong Williams
Affiong Williams | |
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Born | 1987 (age 34–35) |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Education | University of Witwatersrand |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Years active | 2012 - present |
Organization | Reef Fruit |
Known for | founding Reel Fruit |
Spouse(s) | Tayo Oviosu |
Affiong Williams is a Nigerian entrepreneur from Cross River State. She is the founder and CEO of Reel Fruit, a Nigerian company that processes and distributes locally grown fruits. She is married to Tayo Oviosu, the CEO of the finance company Paga.[1]
Education[]
Williams is a graduate in physiology and psychology from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. She also holds a postgraduate diploma in business management from the same university.[2] She also attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business where she took part in the Seed Transformation Program of 2018.
Career[]
After her postgraduate diploma, she worked with Endeavour South Africa from 2008 to 2012 where she rose to the position of Portfolio Manager.[3] She returned to Nigeria in 2012 and started off ReelFruit, her own agribusiness.[4][5] She is said to have started the company in her apartment in Surulere, with an initial savings of $8,000.[6]
Personal life[]
She is married to Tayo Oviosu, the founder and CEO of the finance company Paga.[7]
Awards and recognitions[]
She was listed by Forbes among the Africa's Most Promising Entrepreneurs in 2015. ReelFruit won an international Women In Business Competition in the Netherlands.[8][9][10]
References[]
- ^ "Tayo Oviosu and Affiong Williams are relationship goals". Techpoint Africa. April 14, 2017.
- ^ Anudu, Odinaka (15 January 2018). "How Affiong Williams brought Reelfruit to limelight". Business Day (online). Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Affiong Williams | Africa 2017 | Global Business Forum". globalbusinessforum.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ Essiet, Daniel. "Her road to success". No. 7 January 2015. The Nation. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Ijewere, Esther. "#PROFILE| MEET AFFIONG WILLIAMS, THE YOUNG LADY INTRODUCING A NEW SNACK INTO THE NIGERIAN MARKET". Women of Rubies. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ Adekoya, Femi (17 March 2017). "Affiong Williams: Low consumer purchasing power affecting businesses". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Paga
- ^ Dolan, Kerry A. (13 June 2015). "Africa's Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs: Forbes Africa's 30 Under 30 For 2015". Forbes. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Onehi, Victoria (14 July 2016). "Affiong Williams Makes Forbes Africa's Billionaire List". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Essiet, Daniel. "Her road to success". No. 7 January 2015. The Nation. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- Living people
- University of the Witwatersrand alumni
- Nigerian food company founders
- People from Akwa Ibom State
- 1987 births
- People from Cross River State
- Nigerian women business executives
- Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni