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Michael Ugwu
British music industry executive From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Ugwu is a British music industry executive, investor and entrepreneur in Nigeria's music and entertainment industry. He was formerly the General Manager of Sony Music Entertainment, West Africa.[1] He is the founder and CEO of Freeme Digital.[2] Prior to this, Ugwu was the CEO of iROKING Ltd [3]
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Career
From 2010 to 2013, Ugwu was the CEO at iROKING, an online digital music platform focused on the Nigerian Entertainment Industry.[4]
He founded Freeme Digital limited in 2013[5] and in 2020, he became the first Nigerian to be appointed to the board of the Merlin Network.[6][7] He was reappointed to the board of Merlin in January 2022.[8]
Ugwu has investments in multiple start-up companies including Shecluded,[9] Coin Profile, Buycoins Africa, Atide Solutions and Spendify.[10]
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Controversy
Ugwu has been accused by YCEE of unethical or unfair business practices.[11][12][13] He was dismissed from iROKING allegedly over issues involving working with a competing service.[14][15][16] Ugwu has disputed iROKING's claims.[17]
In 2020, Ugwu announced that he had been acquitted of all charges brought against him by iROKING, at the Federal High Court and Industrial Court.[18]
Honors and recognition
Personal life
In 2019, Ugwu married Onyeka Udechukwu.[21]
References
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