Eloho Omame, the inuagural MD/CEO of Endeavor Nigeria is stepping down from the helm of affairs today. She stated this in a medium blog post today as her 3 year tenure comes to an end.
She is being replaced by Tosin Faniro-Dada who until recently, was Director of Programmes & Coordination at the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF).
Eloho joined Endeavor in February 2018, working from her dining table for the first couple of months. She was responsible for setting up the operations of the organisation in Nigeria as one of the 38 worldwide offices, which touch ecosystems in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, South East Asía, Europe, and North America.
In the first year, she was responsible for “incorporating an entity (“Endeavor High-Impact Entrepreneurship Ltd/GTE”), putting finance & compliance systems in place, selecting our first entrepreneurs, launching our mentor program, and hiring excellent first team-members!” In the same first year, Endeavor selected its first four Endeavor Entrepreneurs that year: Tayo Oviosu, Jay Alabraba, Etop Ikpe, and Elizabeth Rossiello.
According to her,
“The following year, 2019, was when Endeavor Nigeria went from an awkward network of just four entrepreneurs, to close the year with 11 Endeavor Entrepreneurs. Endeavor Catalyst made its first investment in Nigeria (Flutterwave), and we launched Catalysing Conversations, our annual scaleup entrepreneurship forum, drawing over 300 high-profile guests. In 2020, our third year, Endeavor Nigeria forged ahead despite a global pandemic. We established important, new strategic relationships and also quickly scaled up our support & advocacy for startups and technology entrepreneurs in general with an impactful whitepaper. Our work was featured in the Lagos Startup Guide, the Financial Times, Quartz Africa, and Business Insider, CNBC Africa, and AriseTV among numerous other press.”
As CEO, Tosin will also take over as an executive director while Eloho transitions to the Endeavor Mentor program.
Tosin Faniro-Dada is a Certified Public Accountant with a Bachelors degree in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and Masters in Accounting from Boston University, all in USA.
She worked in PwC, ARM Group and Skye bank before joining Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF)
Tosin starts her new role on March 1, 2021.
Founded by Linda Rottenberg and Peter Kellner in 1997, Endeavor is an organization headquartered in New York City that supports entrepreneurs with potential for economic and social impact in their regions.
The organization provides the entrepreneurs in its network with services that help them grow ventures, create jobs, transform economies, and support future generations of entrepreneurs
