Udo Okonjo

Udo Maryanne Okonjo is currently the Chief Executive Officer/ Vice-Chairman of Fine and Country West Africa, where she leads a team of champions who have under her leadership, captured a niche in the Nigerian Real Estate sector, specializing in Real Estate Investment management for High Net worth clients, Corporate Real Estate Advisory, Leasing, Sales, Marketing and Branding of luxury residential, prime commercial and mixed-use projects. She graduated from the University of Nigeria, Enugu, Lagos Business School, Said Business School, Oxford University and most recent alumni of Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, where she sought to refresh and deepen her knowledge of branding and strategy for business growth. She was admitted to the New York Bar and Nigerian Bar Associations since 1991 and 1993 respectively and pursued a successful legal career for almost 2 decades, in addition to having acted as Senior Special Adviser on Legal and Constitutional Matters to the President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. n 2005, Udo took the South African Real Estate exams and qualified for certification by the Estate Agency Affairs Board, and in May 2008, earned a certificate in Effective Real Estate Marketing from the National University of Singapore in conjunction with the Dubai Real Estate Institute. Having spotted the opportunity that an international Real Estate network provides, she successfully negotiated and acquired the Fine & Country West Africa License in 2007 along with some partners, launching successfully in Nigeria in 2008. Fine & Country is known worldwide for its unique blend of intelligent and creative marketing, coupled with a professional approach to the Sales and Leasing of premium Residential and Commercial properties. Operating out of over 300 locations worldwide, Fine & Country has its head office located on Park Lane, Mayfair, UK. The West African operations are run from Sandton, South Africa, Lagos, Nigeria and Accra, Ghana. Within a short time of opening the office in Lagos, the Nigerian office has leaped to the top in the provision of excellent Real Estate services to leading real estate developers and institutional clients. In 2010, Mrs Okonjo leading the Fine & Country West Africa team received an award for “Extraordinary Brand Contribution”. Fine & Country also beat all other top real estate brands worldwide to win the much coveted five-star gold award for ‘Best International Real Estate Agency’ at the 2011 International Property Awards.