Ladi Delano, aged 30, Founder and CEO, Bakrie Delano Africa. The jet-setting Nigerian serial entrepreneur made his first millions as a liquor entrepreneurwhile living in China. In 2004, at age 22, he founded Solidarnosc Asia,a Chinese alcoholic beverage company that made Solid XS, a premium brand of vodka.
Solid XS went on to achieve over 50% market share in China and was distributed across over 30 cities in China, and pulled in $20 million in annual revenue.
Delano subsequently sold the company to a rival liquor company for over $15 million and ploughed his funds into his next venture-The Delano Reid Group, areal estate investment holding company focused on mainland China. Today, Delano is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bakrie Delano Africa (BDA) – a $1 billion joint venture with the $15 billion (market cap) Bakrie Group of Indonesia. Bakrie Delano Africa serves as the investment partner of the Bakrie Group in Nigeria. The Indonesian conglomerate has provided over $900 million worth of funds to invest in Nigeria and Bakrie Delano Africa is responsible for identifying investment opportunities in mining, agriculture and oil & gas and executing them.
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Posted: at 21-07-2012 10:33 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Ifemylove at 21-07-2012 11:20 AM (11 years ago) (f)
good for him....he worked hard to acquired his wealth..
Posted: at 21-07-2012 11:20 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
ZION7ZION at 21-07-2012 12:18 PM (11 years ago) (m)
Fantastic, this is the type of post i love to read, CEO at the age of 22, while guys and babes are busy Dancing Azonto and Alanta from one club to another insulting Jonathan and his government in every social network, God bless you poster
Posted: at 21-07-2012 12:18 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
dedonmicky at 21-07-2012 01:01 PM (11 years ago) (m)
@posta, you can fool people sometimes not all the time you have not tell me what he did to make his dirty money. Drug trafikers you will soon be cut just one day.
Posted: at 21-07-2012 01:01 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
Fantastic, this is the type of post i love to read, CEO at the age of 22, while guys and babes are busy Dancing Azonto and Alanta from one club to another insulting Jonathan and his government in every social network, God bless you poster
God bless u , say that to that idiot call him self aso4real
Posted: at 21-07-2012 01:09 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
aso4life1 at 21-07-2012 02:44 PM (11 years ago) (m)
Quote from: dedonmicky on 21-07-2012 12:59 PM
You are stupid man, you will never see good thing in ur life,
I have told you to maintain your champion but you keep on attacking me, what is really your phyuking problem? I can see you are BUSH man... WHETHER you like it or not, you will still bow to me you this Bastard fake Igbo boy from BORNO, go and HUG YOUR PAPA COWS.
if u attack my papa house, I'll retaliate but if you are peace loving,I will embrace you
Posted: at 21-07-2012 02:44 PM (11 years ago) | Hero
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