Call Tony Ezekiel a silent achiever if you like and you won’t be far from the truth. The Chairman/CEO of ITEX Furniture Ltd is not your regular elite as he prefers to court minimal or no attention at all whenever possible.
For one who steers the affairs of a multi-billion naira indigenous furniture company, Ezekiel, prefers to go unrecognised while his works in homes and key government offices across the country speak for him.
A few months ago, a seminar room was named after him by the Said Business School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. By so doing, he became the first African to be accorded that honour by the prestigious institution. An achievement he celebrated with much fanfare. Recently, he attended a function graced by elites, who were dressed in expensive attire. Unexpectedly, he came dressed in the indigenous fabric, Ankara.