Darlington Onyeri

Darlington Onyeri (born September 11, 1977) is a Nigerian-American entrepreneur and founder of D&Dee Global, Inc., a global private equity firm headquartered in London, England. In 2002, he was accused of seeking wealth through ill-gotten gains according to the Texas Penal Code - Section 32.51. Fraudulent Use Or Possession Of Identifying Information.

Biography

Darlington Onyeri was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria on September 11, 1977. As a young child his family immigrated to the United States where he graduated from Westbury High School in Houston, Texas. He attended Texas Technical University, where he graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.

Onyeri currently lives in Houston, Texas. He also has a house in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Business

Onyeri founded the UK based D&Dee Global, Inc. in 2006. Originally headquartered in Houston, Texas it was relocated to its current London base in December 2010.[1]

Among D&Dee Global's current portfolio are Majestic Marketing operating in the United States as well as the United Kingdom and several countries in Africa, Seabless International, Rivera Wines as an independent producer of the Cru Collection wines, Veev Liquor LLC with original founders Carter and Courtney Reum. In 2011 D&Dee Global, along with California based billionaire Tom Gores, created and opened Olympus Men Spa in London, Madrid, and Monte Carlo, Monaco. In September 2012 D&Dee Global announced plans for the first woman's spa to open in Cannes, France which will be named Olympia in 2013. [2]

References

  1. AfricaNews
  2. BusinessWeekly October 2012
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