John Ugbe is a
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
business executive. He is the chief executive officer at
MultiChoice
MultiChoice is a South African company that operates DStv, a major satellite television service in Sub-Saharan Africa and GOtv, a minor service operating in over 9 countries of this area and Showmax service. MultiChoice was formed out of the sub ...
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
and chairman of the
Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria.
Education
He studied Electrical and
Electronics Engineering at
Federal University of Technology Owerri
The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) is a federal government university in Owerri West, the capital of Imo State, Nigeria. The university is bounded by the communities of Eziobodo, Umuchima, Ihiagwa and Obinze. It is the premier ...
. He got his Master's in Business Administration from the
University of Liverpool
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.
Career
In 1998, John joined MultiChoice
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
as a help desk analyst. He moved to MWEB where he worked as an IT Manager between 2003 and 2006.
In March 2006, he became the
General Manager
A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility. A general manager usually oversees most or all of ...
of MWEB Nigeria and joined iWayAfrica Nigeria in 2007.
He returned to MultiChoice to serve as managing director in October 2011.
Under his leadership, MultiChoice rolled out three channels in three local Nigerian languages on
Africa Magic
Africa Magic is a collection of Pay TV entertainment channels that focus on African programming, most popularly Nigerian series and movies. ''Africa Magic'', which started off as single channel of the same name, is a brand owned by M-Net and n ...
, introduced
GOtv
GOtv Africa is a pay television terrestrial service in sub-Saharan Africa owned by broadcaster MultiChoice. It mainly consists of African and international programming.
History
The terrestrial TV service was founded in October 2011 by MultiCho ...
, MultiChoice Talent Factory and
Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards
''Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards'' (AMVCA) is an annual accolade presented by MultiChoice recognizing outstanding achievement in television and film. The inaugural Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards ceremony was held in Lagos, Lagos State ...
.
John was elected chairman of the
Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria in October 2021.
Awards
2020 - CEO Of The Year (Media & Entertainment), BrandCom Awards.
Personal life
John Ugbe is married and has two sons with his wife.
References
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Alumni of the University of Liverpool
Federal University of Technology Owerri alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people