Gbemi Abudu

Gbemi Abudu

Gbemi Abudu is the founder and managing partner of BMGA enterprise Limited (BMGA), a luxury brand strategist, capacity builder, and women & children rights advocate. 

She is a global marketing professional with extensive experience in luxury brand management, marketing and business intelligence, market-entry, and retail management primarily in North America, Africa, and the Middle East. 

Gbemi holds a master’s in business administration in Global Marketing from Thunderbird School of Global Management. She received a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Public Relations from the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.

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She served as the Vice President, Sales & Marketing at ANAP Business Jets Limited (ANAP Jets). She was also the Head, Retail Operations, and Marketing at Polo Luxury where she utilized her rich marketing experience and luxury consumer insights to help launch Polo Avenue, the company’s fashion subsidiary.

Gbemi Abudu is the founder and managing partner of BMGA (Brand Manager Gbemi Abudu) Enterprise Limited, a venture she started nearly a year ago after spending most of her professional career as a custodian of brands. BMGA’s objective is to optimize the skills gap for young people, particularly women. 

In April 2020, BMGA launched a six-month fellowship program (the BMGA Fellows Program) for young women in Nigeria and intends to expand it to other African countries next year. The program will provide fellows with high-level professional development courses, mentorship and life skills that are designed to prepare young women for a prosperous career in the 21st century.

Gbemi Abudu is determined to fill the workforce pipeline with women professionals who are well-equipped to make significant contributions to the social and economic development of Africa. 

Gbemi Abudu is changing the narrative and committed to supporting young women. We are proud of her.