Meet The Nigerian Who Bought Gatwick
Airport For £1.5 Billion. This Nigerian is reported to have acquired and
now runs London Gatwick Airport. Adebayo Ogunlesi, 56, is the chairman and
managing partner, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an independent
investment fund based in New York City with worldwide stake in infrastructure
assets, is the new owner of the London Gatwick Airport. Adebayo Ogunlesi
attended the prestigious King’s College, Lagos. He is a member of the District
of Columbia Bar Association. He was a lecturer at Harvard Law School and the
Yale School. Ogunlesi has lived in New York for 20 years and is active in
volunteer work. But he also cultivates his ties to Africa. He informally
advises the Nigerian government on privatisation. Prior to his current role, he
was executive vice chairman and chief client officer of Credit Suisse, based in
New York. He previously served as a member of Credit Suisse’s Executive Board
and Management Council and chaired the Chairman’s Board. Previously, he was the
Global Head of Investment Banking at Credit Suisse. Since joining Credit Suisse
in 1983, Ogunlesi has advised clients on strategic transactions and financing
in a broad range of industries and has worked on transactions in North and
South America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Listen
to how Ogunlesi sounds so refreshing in his interview prior to taking over
at Gatwick airport. Pay attention to how he proposes to solve the problem of
delays.
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