If you are searching for a man characterized by humility, fear of God, generosity and professional accomplishments he is no other one than Anthony Ukawoko. Tony, as fondly called by many is an expert in Accounts, Auditing, and Financial Management with over 17 years of practicing as a top Financial Manager, Financial Planner, Budgeting and Monitoring. To his credit, he added over 4 years of practicing in Treasury and Internal Auditing and over 3 years as an external auditor. He is an Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ACIT 2011), an Associate Member of Nigerian Institute of Management (ACIM 2004) and an Associate Member Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ACA 1997).
Tony is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Edge Homes Properties and Real Estate Limited, one of the top companies selling landed properties in Lagos. He is also the CEO of Domrene Oil and Gas Limited.
Anthony Ukawoko’s professional compendium has rewarded him numerous National and international Awards. Within the past 2 years, he has received honourary and merit awards from credible professional and media institutions including Distinguished African Personality of the Year By West African Youth Council in September 2019, Special Gold Award for Outstanding Leadership recognition and Inspirational leadership excellence Awards in West Africa by Chattered Institute of Public Resources Management and Politics in Ghana; National Outstanding Leadership Award by the National Association of Nigerian Students as an Icon of Societal Transformation. Tony Also received awards on behalf of one of his companies, Edge Home Properties and Real Estate Limited from African Voice Magazine as the Most Motivational Real Estate Development Company of the year 2019. He got an Achiever’s Award from Ikeja-Lagos City Awards.
Tony worked at the finance and accounts departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria between the year 1992 and 1993 as Senior Account Supervisor and proceeded to Babatunde Sanni & Co. Chartered Accountants as an audit supervisor between 1993 and 1996 where he led the audit teams. In 1996 he joined PHARMA DEKO PLC, a public quoted company that produces top pharmaceutical and consumer goods as Accounts and Treasury officer. Later he was appointed the Internal Auditor at the same company between 1997 and 2000.
He had also served in different financial capacities for quite a number of multinational organizations like P&O Nedlloyd Nig. Ltd, one of the biggest container shipping businesses in the World with an annual turnover of around US4 billion before its acquisition by Maersk line on November 2005; also with CMA CGM Nigeria shipping ltd a shipping agent representing the interest of its principal CMA CGM, France which is the third biggest shipping company in the world as their Chief Financial officer.
Tony who hails from Amapu – Ntigha in Isi-Ala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State is a serial property investor with keen interest in providing affordable properties for the Nigerian populace. For more than two decades he dedicated his diversification into the real estate industry, nurturing the ambition of establishing a leading real estate services and property development company which has emanated to Edge Homes properties Ltd.