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Emperor Chris Baywood Ibe
Emperor Baywood in Enugu
Born	Chris Baywood Ibe Enugu State , Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Years active	1989 - present
Family	H.R.H Igwe U. Maduka (uncle)

Chris Baywood Ibe also known as Emperor Chris Baywood Ibe is a Nigerian entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist. He is from Isu-Awaa in Awgu Local Government Area, Enugu state. He is the President and CEO of Baywood Group a Nigerian conglomerate involved in oil & gas, engineering, construction, procurement and Aviation. ^[1]

Early life and education [ edit ]

Ibe was born in Enugu in the then East Central State of Nigeria. He received his early education at Central primary school Isu-Awaa and thereafter at Colliery Comprehensive Secondary School, Ngwo, Enugu, ^[2] before moving on to pursue and obtain his higher education in Quantity Surveying in Belgrade in then okereke science in 1987. ^[1]

Career [ edit ]

On completion of his studies, Ibe returned to Nigeria and established Baywood Continental Limited, initially as a procurement company in 1989 before venturing into other sectors; ^[3] birthing sister companies which he also heads, including Baywood Exploration, ZB Joint Ventures Limited, Tropical Arctic Logistics Ltd (TAL), an Aviation Group. ^[1]

Baywood Continental Limited [ edit ]

Following its establishment in 1989, Baywood Continental Limited began business as a procurement company before extending its reach to other sectors like engineering, energy, Operations & Maintenance and construction. ^{[3] [4]}

The company has grown to a notable position in the Nigerian Oil and Gas sector, with a clientele list which includes the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Chevron, Total, Shell, ExxonMobil, Addax, and NPDC among others. ^[4]

Politics [ edit ]

Ibe is a chieftain of Nigeria's ruling political party, the All Progressives Congress in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria. ^{[5] [6]}

Save Awgu Forum Enugu (SAFE) [ edit ]

In 2014, Ibe founded a platform known as Save Awgu Forum Enugu (SAFE) to facilitate the development and growth of Awgu community; for the emancipation, education and enlightenment of the people of his constituency in Enugu State where he spent most of his childhood. ^[7]

References [ edit ]