Biography
Mitchell Elegbe Olusegun (born 14 November 1973), known professionally as Mitchell Elegbe, is a Nigerian businessman born in Edo State, Nigeria.
He is the founder and CEO of Interswitch Limited, a Nigerian company that provides switching and billing solutions.
Interswitch is Nigeria’s first and largest digital payments company, with over 1,000 employees. The company has been ranked as one of Africa’s top tech companies by the Financial Times and The Economist.
Mitchell Elegbe studied business administration at the University of Lagos.
CEO of Interswitch
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| Real name: | Mitchell Elegbe Olusegun |
| Stage name: | Mitchell Elegbe |
| Born: | November 14, 1973 (age 50) |
| Place of birth: | Benin, Edo, Nigeria |
| State of origin: | Edo State |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Height: | Do not have |
| Parents: | Do not have |
| Siblings: | Do not have |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Mercy Elegbe |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Do not have |
| The children: | 3 |
| Job: | Businessmen |
| Net worth: | 26 billion US dollars |
Early life and education
Mitchell Elegbe was born on November 14, 1973. He is 50 years old and was born and raised in Benin City, the capital of Edo State.
Mitchell Elegbe is the CEO and Managing Director of Interswitch, a Nigerian integrated payments and transactions company. He graduated from the University of Benin with a degree in Electrical Engineering.
He previously worked at Schlumberger Wireline and Testing and Telnet, an ICT engineering and consulting company, before founding Interswitch Group in 2002. He is currently the Group’s CEO and Managing Director.
In 2012, Mitchell Elegbe received the West African Business Leader Award by CNBC Africa’s All African Business Leaders Awards (AABLA).
He received the Harvard Business School Association Leadership Award (Nigeria) in the General Management category in 2015 and is the winner of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Mitchell Elegbe is a member of the Bishop Desmond Tutu Africa Council.
Personal life
Mitchell Elegbe is happily married to a woman identified as Mercy Elegbe. They have three children, although TheCityCeleb has yet to confirm their names and identities.
Career
Prior to founding Interswitch Group in 2002, Mitchell Elegbe worked at Schlumberger Wireline and Testing and Telnet, an ICT engineering and consulting firm. He is currently the Group’s CEO and Managing Director. Interswitch was founded four years after his NYSC Year of Service.
Telnet, a Nigerian telecommunications company, recruited him. His first exposure to an ATM was in Scotland (at that time, Nigeria had no ATMs) when the machine accepted his card.
Mitchell Elegbe came up with the idea of developing a system architecture to enable electronic payments in Nigeria while working on a SWIFT installation project.
Net worth
Considered one of the leading forces in Nigeria’s business and technology world, Mitchell Elegbe has an estimated net worth of US$26 billion.
Social media
- Twitter Username: mitchellelegbe
- LinkedIn: Mitchell Elegbe
- Email address: meitchelelegbe****@gmail.com
