His tenacity as a versatile entrepreneur has over the years earned him honours and awards
Business czar, Anu Melvin Egbeshola perfected meticulous entrepreneur while his peers cut their first tooth working at various blue chips companies across the country earning fat, he chose to align with his father’s budding manufacturing company – Kerlin Products Limited (KPL).
He was the enthralling tool in the process of building a multi-billion business empire, who teased open peonies of fortune and etched his name on sands of time as one of the most successful business magnates of his generation.
After he firmly rooted KPL and placed the enterprise amid top Nigerian wine and spirit manufacturers, Egbeshola who does not shy from aiming high rose to become a leading industrialist, businessman, educationalist and versatile mindset change agent.
With a compelling background, Egbeshola painstakingly built enviable chains of businesses achieving unblemished strings of successes.
His tenacity as a versatile entrepreneur has over the years earned him honours and awards and one of such is coming again this year as the Management of Dama Media Concept, Publishers of The Voice Magazine and owner’s of Damatv will on Thursday, February 18, 2021, bestow Aanu Melvin Egbesola, the Man of the Year Award.
The Voice Magazine established 10 years ago has continued to make an impact in the media industry with its well investigative journalism which has helped many people to get adequate and prompt information. The publication comes on monthly and 24hour online.
To mark a decade of robust journalism and awards, the committee has painstakingly with rigorous selection nominated Mr Aanu Melvin Egbesola as Man of the Year for his selfless contributions and service to humanity.
Background
Anu who is the second son of a late business tycoon, Mr Ebenezer A. Egbesola and late Mrs Modupe L. Egbesola was born in the early 1970s. His earliest formal Education saw him at Iganmode Nursery and Primary School, Otta. He proceeded to the prestigious Iganmode Grammar School, Otta, Ogun State.
As a schoolboy between 1985 and 1991, his leadership traits began to manifest at an early age when he captained various classes and also led the literary and debating society as President to win unprecedented multiple laurels at various competitions for his school.
At a young age, he got admitted to University of Lagos to study Business Administration and graduated in 1997. He further equipped himself by joining the Lagos City Computer College now Lagos City Polytechnic.
Businessman par excellence
His sojourn into business has been inborn. Being the son of an astute businessman, he was trained at an early age by his late mentor and father, Mr E.A Egbesola.
Holiday periods were like business training. During this period, he started the business of selling used clothes (Jeans and Trousers) he would go to a border town (Koko Village) near the Benin Republic where those clothing were brought from Cotonou at cheap rate and will resell them at popular Yaba Market.
In 1998, he began his own importation of clothes, shoes and other sundry materials from Europe under the name of Melvina Ventures.
Today, Mr Egbeshola has ventured into manufacturing; Kerlin Products Nigeria Ltd is now a leading manufacturer of quality Wines and Spirit. The Factory which situated at Ilo-Awela road, by toll-gate Otta produces premium brand Elders Aromatic Schnapps in different pack sizes. Worthy of note is that the company is the pioneer of schnapps in PET (Plastics) bottles which have now revolutionized the industry today.
Other products include Beta gin 75cl, 12.5cl and 5cl, Villae tonic wine 100cl, 75cl, 12.5cl, Power Schnapps 75cl, 37.5cl, Wells sparkling nonalcoholic fruit drinks both red and white and mostly recently Twale bitters 12.5cl and 37.5cl.
The company has a staff strength of over 250 personnel and is contributing to the economy positively. It has sales depots in major cities and distribution sales all across Nigeria.
As an educationist, he founded the now popular Mimiezer Schools co-educational institution that comprises of Crèche, Nursery, Primary and Secondary) all government approved. The School is located at Iju-Otta in Ogun State. The School is aimed at developing nurturing and producing the leaders of tomorrow, It offers quality and affordable education with modern state of the art facilities and well-grounded teachers.
In 2016, he got into the printing industry of the economy with the establishment of Melbis Concepts. A modern Printing press that is equipped to handle any kind of printing jobs with staff strength of over 40 personnel. A marketer by instinct, he is the CEO of Wells marketing Company.
In 2018, Egbesola Farms was established in Ibogun Village, Ifo, Ogun State, the farm is into Cassava cultivation, piggery, fish farming and livestock. Through the farm, he has created job opportunities for youths in the community.
As a resource person, he has guided many young entrepreneurs to various paths of successful businesses and has contributed immensely in human development over the years.
Having invested in manufacturing, education, marketing, farming, hotels and so much more, Mr Egbeshola has proved, with humility, to be a perfect mode an astute businessman.
He got married in 2003 to lovely Mrs Ruth Egbesola and the relationship has been blessed with wonderful children.
Anu Melvin Egbeshola is an administrator of repute, a successful chief executive, devout Christian and a revered philanthropist.
