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Profile: Nwabueze Buchi George an International Trade and Business Executive
EARLY LIFE
Nwabueze,
Buchi George, born August 27, 1974 to the family of Chief Nathan and
Mrs. Ann Nwaneri Nwabueze of Uruala in Ideato North Local Government of
Imo State and he went on to become an entrepreneur who has carved a
niche for himself as an International Trade and Business Executive.
His
early life started in his home town where he attended St. Paul Anglican
Primary School Uruala in 1982, and in 1993, went on to attend Bishop
Shanan College Orlu, Imo State.
Buchi George as
he is fondly known, is Christian, with his earliest religious
orientation and baptism happening at St. Paul Anglican Church Uruala
Ideato North Local Government of Imo State where for five years, he went
on to become a Captain of the Boys Brigade.
His
diligence and attention to details were of course cumulative traits
from his parents: with his father, Chief Nathan Nwaneri Nwabueze a
successful business man who was dealing on timber and also owned an Palm
Oil Mill as well as a transport company, Uruala Transport Services.
Mrs. Ann Nwaneri Nwabueze did not come short as an entrepreneur as she
successfully ran a restaurant and a supermarket.
This
qualities and commitments learnt from his parents and the quest to also
build his own empire saw Buchi George attain the level of an Assistance
Senior Class Prefect and finally Chapel Prefect at Bishop Shanan
College Orlu, Imo State.
EDUCATION
Buchi
George’s quest to carve his name on the sand of time, boosted his
hunger to be not just educated, but to apply his education into things
that will make a difference in the society.
After
attending St. Paul Anglican Primary School Uruala and Bishop Shanan
College Orlu, Imo State in 1982 and 1993 respectively, he proceeded to
University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State where he studied Political Science in
1999.
In 2003, he started his second degree
on Aviation Management at Massey College Auckland New Zealand and from
the National Open University Abuja, he bagged Bachelors of Law between
2012 and 2017
BUSINESSES
Who
Buchi George is today has been defined by his decision in 1999 to start
the FOW Company Limited which is now registered in Nigeria, Untied
Stated of America, Canada, United Kingdom, South Korea and 15 other.
Beyond being registered in 20 countries, FOW Company Limited also has
global network of representations in over 05 countries.
Not
sweeping his training as an Aviation Manger Massey College Auckland New
Zealand, Buchi George in 2009 started Hats Aviation Limited in Owerri,
Imo State. The company which is into aviation management and logistics,
served him some fond memories.
He is also the
CEO of ORGE Lounge and ORGE wine shop, while his FOW Company Limited
today, has thrived in the areas of logistics, trade, finance and so far
has other subsidiaries which carry out dozens of projects with within
and beyond the shores of Nigeria.
Subsidiaries of FOW Company Limited include
FOW WORLD
This
is a Properties and Real Estate Development Company. The company is
responsible for the organization of projects like the Global Housing and
Real Estate Summit and Expo; Nigeria Property Expo; World Trade Summit
and Expo; Train Nigeria-Learn Nigeria Project, Nigeria-Asia Week and
Trade Expo; Globe Chamber of Commerce Industry, Mines and Agriculture,
Trade Nigeria Expo and many others.
Face Of The World Organization
This
is a multinational event and entertainment company with projects within
and outside Nigeria. Some of their projects include: United Nations
Fashion Week and Awards; Global Fashion Week and Awards; Common Wealth
Fashion Week and Awards.
They are the
organizers of international pageants like Miss Face of the World; Miss
Nations; Miss Queen World; The Leading Men amongst others with their
proceeds channeled to Charity And Human Capacity Development, especially
as it concerns education for less privileged children.
With
Endorsement from 90 nations, the first Edition of the United Nations
Fashion Week and Awards (UNFW) took place in New York City, United
States of America in 2015. The second Edition, took place in October,
2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, while in 2017, Dubai for the second
time hosted the event which was the third Edition. Dublin in Republic
of Ireland will host the 209 edition of the event. The event is packaged
by Face of the World Organization in Collaboration with the FOW World
and other United Nations Ambassadors from across the world with the air
of Raising Funds as well as creating awareness for education, especially
for less privileged children across the world.
Buchi
George also proposed the Commonwealth Fashion Week which took place in
2018 in London and is expected to take place again in 2020 during the
Commonwealth Head of State Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, while Malaysia
will host the next edition in 2022 during the same meeting.
One
thing special about his projects in the fashion industry is that beyond
the funding of education for less privileged children across the globe,
the same projects create a skill development platform and market for
upcoming models and designers to th rive.
FOW
which is an acronym from Face of the World kicked off in his University
days at Akwa Ibom with a beauty pageant, Queen of the East. The pageant
later metamorphosed into Miss Eastern Nigeria and later Miss Ebony World
Nigeria and finally Face of the World which was first organized in 2007
in Lagos, Nigeria. The event then took place yearly in Owerri the
capital city of Imo State, where it was package alongside Hats Aviation
Fashion Week.
In 2013, Face of the World was
taken to South Africa. In 2014 and 2015 Buchi George took the event to
United States of America, while in 206, it was hosted in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates.
FOW Media Limited
A
multi-media company, developing and producing TV, radio and web
contents for their platforms and others. This subsidiary of FOW Company
Limited is in charge of the FOW 24 FM-Radio; FOW TV News Channel (FOW
TELEVISION); Headliners Magazine; National Mail Newspaper, Real
World-Real Estate Magazine, Mid-Week News and Fow24news.com.
Buchi
George through this company has been a huge player in the media
industry, with his contents and events shaping the face of both media
and pageant sectors in Nigeria.
TRADE PROMOTIONS
With
huge experience in staging international events, Buchi George in 2017
switched to International Trade Promotions with the Trade Nigeria, which
he duly registered.
Nigeria Asia Week and
Trade Expo came after in Seoul, South Korea and the huge success it saw
motivated other projects. In 2018, Trade Nigeria joined Federation of
International Trade Association and Nigeria High Commission Seoul Korea
to organize the Nigeria Asia Joint Trade Mission – a business delegation
of Nigerian industries, investments and commerce to Asia. This was done
in association with international trade organizations, Asian based
businesses as well the embassies of all the countries involved.
In
2019, the Trade Nigeria in partnership with Biz Africa Singapore and
nine other Asian countries packaged the Nigeria Asia Business Forum 2019
with over 3000 businesses, traders and investors expected to
participate. The event will be crowned with the Nigeria at 59 National
Day Awards Singapore in collaboration with Nigeria High Commission
Singapore.
Hon. Nwabueze Buchi George now sits
as the Chairman of a Global Delegation on International Trade and
Investment tasked with achieving international trade and investment
partnerships and economic corporations for Nigeria.
PUBLIC OFFICES AND VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
To
ensure that he gives back the society as much as he is getting from it,
Buchi George stated Global Family Funds on Education, a Nongovernmental
Organizing charged with raising fund and crating awareness for
education for less privileged children across the globe.
By
providing for the Global Family Funds on Education, Hon. Nwabueze Buchi
George displayed his love for education for the less privileged
Children throughout the world. This foundation uses proceeds from
projects of other subsidiaries and with what this strategy has achieved,
in 2012, he was presented with a United Nations Medal of Honour as
Global Children Education Activist, a title that made him an Ambassador
of United Nations.
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