Oluwatobi Ajayi, Founder and Chief Executive, Nord Automobiles, and Gold Winner MBA Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2021

Oluwatobi is a widely creative and astute entrepreneur, he is the founder of Nord Automobiles Limited, one of the first Nigerian automobile brands and Africa’s premier automobile corporation. 

He started his career at Mercedes-Benz Nigeria. After many successes with the Mercedes-Benz vans division, at 26 years old, he commenced his entrepreneurship journey when he co-founded Jetvan, an authorised dealer of Mercedes-Benz in early 2015. 

Oluwatobi is among the most influential people in the Nigerian Auto Industry, winning many local and international awards and recognitions for his contributions to the automotive industry in Nigeria and Africa. He was listed by Forbes as one of the most promising young entrepreneurs in Africa for 2018. In May 2019, Business Insider via Pulse listed him as one of the most influential in Nigeria under 40. 

He is an alumni of prestigious Lagos Business School (Pan Atlantic University). 

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administrators.