Ichechi Chinarhu Okonkwo is the CEO of Victoria Crest Homes, Deputy Managing Director Nedcomoaks Ltd, a leading player in the real estate industry in Nigeria providing affordable luxury home developments for over a decade.
Victoria Crest Homes (VCH) is a real estate company, passionate about delivering excellence and providing affordable housing solutions that exceeds their client’s expectation. At VCH, they believe a great home is the ultimate reward of success and as such, they see every home that they deliver as a crown of success, so they go the extra mile to ensure that it fits the taste of the new owner perfectly.
“At Victoria Crest Homes, you will find whatever you are looking for in your dream home and more, all at a price that you can afford. What’s better, our properties all come with flexible payment options, so that you can get your own home long before you are done paying for it.” She says.
Ichechi is a member of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria and has been recognised with several awards including; Most Innovative Enterprising Real Estate Company, Inside Business Africa Corporate Excellence Award 2016, Best Enterprise, Best Managers Socrates Oxford UK Award 2017, Nigeria Entrepreneurs Award Real Estate Company of the Year 2016, Distinguished Customer Award Fidelity Bank 2015 amongst others.
She is the MD/CEO of Laundry King; a leading laundry and dry cleaning company with its headquarters located in Lekki Lagos Nigeria.
She is a graduate of the notable Igbinedion University Okada where she acquired a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry.
She worked at Guaranty Trust Bank Plc at the E- Business and Cards Services Group and then Systems and Control Group as an Internal Auditor for several years before her resignation. She’s experienced in all aspects of business formation, process, structure, operation, management and sustainability.
The company Laundry King under her leadership was awarded the Most Enterprising Organisation of the year 2017 by the Nigeria Entrepreneurs Award.
Ichechi is an accomplished business woman who has attended diverse management courses within and outside the country in entrepreneurship, sustainability, business strategy including Metropolitan School of Business and Management United Kingdom, Special Executive Master’s Programme in Global Business Strategy and Women on Boards IE Business School, Madrid Spain. She is an associate member of Women in Management Business & Public Service (WIMBIZ).
According to Okonkwo, “The roof over your head should be yours. We are not just about delivering amazing residential properties; we are passionate about making everyone we come across the owner of the roof above their heads.”
She is happily married to Kennedy Okonkwo and a mother of Nicole, Ryan and Ivan Okonkwo.
