In the next few weeks, Engr. Dr Emmanuel Aderemi Awode, the Group Managing Director of Chemstar Paint Industry, manufacturers of (Finecoat Paints) who was the 2021 Lagos State Man of the year will be 59. And his family, staff and close associates will be celebrating him in a big way. His birthday is on 7th September 2022
Because
he has touched so many lives, just like his late father, Special Apostle Engr.
Dr Dickson Adekunle Awode who slept in the Lord in 2019, his birth date has
become a very special day when all his C and S Movement Church members, family,
staff and friends usually gather to praise God for his life and celebrate him.
It is usually more of Thanksgiving.
How
does he plan to celebrate his birthday this year? It is in a big way, but not
as elaborate as he plans to celebrate his 60th next year. Left to him, he would
just have prayed and thanked God for his mercies over him, privately, but he
usually seizes the opportunity of his birthday to empower people around him, in
his community.
Many
don’t know that he is a big Philanthropist. All year round, he is always
helping people. He plans to empower many people this year also, on his
birthday. He plans to give out Gifts to
the old & young. He will hold Empowerment & Thanksgiving. He has a
foundation called The Remi Awode’s Foundation and all he does is Empowerment
and Support.
On
a daily basis, hundreds of thousands of people pray for him because he has
touched their lives positively. No wonder he was massively voted for last year
as the Lagos State Man Of The Year.
The
Blue Roof at LTV Event Centre, inside LTV premises at Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos
came alive that Sunday, 14th November 2021 when the organisers of the Lagos
State Man of The Year, (LASMAYA), officially decorated the Group Managing
Director of Chemstar Paint Industry, Engr. (Dr.) Emmanuel Aderemi Awode as he bags the 2021 Man of The Year ahead of
9 other contestants.
The
official decoration was well attended by family, friends, and colleagues. Dr
Awode successfully led the nomination with 6,122 votes ahead of the second on
the list, Dr Obafemi Owoseni Omokungbe, who scored 1,387 votes.
Many
great word-works have been done to eulogise the personality of the man that
rose to the peak of his calling on self-belief, sagacity, decorum, vision and
divinely mobilised workforce beyond human comprehension.
The
recipient, Dr Emmanuel Aderemi Awode,
reacting to the award, stated that it reveals how much he’s loved and adored by
families, friends and loved ones. He added that despite the fact that he loves
giving to those who need it, he is not the type that takes cameras along for
selfies.
Interestingly
this is the fact that it helps you determine your worth before the public,
because like he said, they’ve been doing background checks on people. I want
to thank those who voted for me. I want to also thank the centre for their due
diligence and research. They have been doing this for over 9 years, and they
have not compromised standards because, after the nomination, they also went on
newspaper to give a nationwide publication of the result. As a person and a
company, we promise to deliver our best’, he said.
While
the Blueroof was filled to the brim to celebrate the 2021 Lagos State Man Of
The Year. It will shock you that his late father was also honoured the same
day. Late Special Apostle Engr. Dr Dickson Adekunle Awode was given a
posthumous award for his many good works while he was alive and his son,
Remi Aderemi is following the same path
as his father. The proud son had gone to the event with his aged mother to
receive the award in honour of his late father who passed in 2019 at the age of
81.
All
the Management of Chemstar Group, owners of Finecoat Paint dazzled at the award
party to honour their boss, for his landmark achievement. They took turns talking about their boss and how he has supported each staff member in many ways
one can ever imagine.
Chemical dealers association came out en-masse
to support their own.
Friends and families came out en masse to
honour the awardee, from royal fathers to professionals in the business and
academic world, from childhood friends to church members the love shown to the
awardee was endless.
Today,
in the paint sector of the economy, Chemstar Group is a big firm that is doing
well. It is a well-run company headed by a silent achiever called Apostle Remi
Awode. He usually doesn’t make noise about his achievements. He does not court
publicity. He does not grant interviews. He prefers his success story to speak
for him.
Who
is Remi Awode?
Let’s
tell you more about this easy-going businessman, who is very focused on his
line of business. He has never been distracted. He knows what he wants and he
goes for it.
Emmanuel
Aderemi Awode was born in Lagos on Saturday, 7th September 1963 to Dr
Dickson. Adekunle Awode & Mrs. Delphine Modupeola Awode.
Remi
Awode started his primary education in 1969 at Ereko Methodist School, Lagos
and had his secondary education at the prestigious Government College, Ikorodu,
Lagos. In 1982, he gained admission into The Polytechnic, Ibadan to study
Chemistry and graduated with a Higher National Diploma (Upper credit)
In
1989, Remi Awode joined Bato Chemical Laboratories, Lagos as a Chemical Analyst
and later joined International Paints for West Africa Plc (IPWA) as a Paints
Chemist. At IPWA, he spearheaded the production of Industrial coatings used in
the maritime and automotive industries. Remi Awode fell in love with the manufacturing of paints and he resigned from IPWA in 1994 to start Chemstar
Paint Industries (Nig.) Ltd. with the sole aim of manufacturing paints and
allied products. The brands are FINECOAT, SHIELD and FINEDECO SPECIAL EFFECT
Paints.
Remi
Awode is a genius when it comes to business development and administration. He
is the CHAIRMAN/Chief Executive Officer for Chemstar Group.
Chemstar
Group’s businesses cut across Paint and Plastic products manufacturing,
Agriculture, Trading, Haulage Services, Real Estate and Investments. He has
set up companies not only in Nigeria but also in Ghana and South Africa. These
include; CHEMSTAR INDUSTRIES GHANA LTD and SALES TALK 290 [Pty] SOUTH AFRICA
LIMITED. Today, CHEMSTAR GROUP has engaged more than 1,000 Nigerians both
within and outside the shores of Nigeria.
A
few of the numerous awards received by Remi Awode are mentioned below:
(1.)
Fellow, The Polytechnic Ibadan: He was the first alumnus to be so honoured in
the history of the institution for over 40 years of existence of the old
citadel of learning. (2.) Fellow Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria in
2012. (3.) Corporate Achiever Award, Economic Community of West African State
(ECOWAS). (4.) The Distinguished Alumnus Award by the Faculty of Science of the
prestigious The Polytechnics, Ibadan. (5.) Dr Kwame Nkrumah Excellence in
Enterprise Award in recognition of his track record of outstanding performance
in the enterprise. (6.) INRI Widows Foundation Distinguished Philanthropist in
Socio-economic Development Award. (7.) Role Model Award, The Chemical Society
of Nigeria [Lagos Chapter] (8.) Meritorious Award, The Ijamido Children’s Home,
Ota, Ogun State.
Under
his captainship as the CHAIRMAN/CEO of Chemstar Group, the companies have won
several International Awards: These include: The Bizz, Hawaii - Beyond Success
Award - 2014, Europe Business Assembly (London, Uk) - Best Enterprise Award -
2014, European Society For Quality Research (London,Uk) - Quality Achievements
Award - 2013, The Bizz (Paris) - Peak of Success - 2013, European Society For
Quality Research (Amsrerdam, Netherlands) - New Era Award for Technology,
Innovation and Quality - 2013, The Bizz (Miami,Usa) - Be a Legend - 2012,
Business Intiative Directions (Geneva, Switzerland) - Technology Innovation
Quality - 2012, Otherways Management and Consulting Association (Paris, France)
- The Golden Europe Award for Quality and Commercial Prestige - 2012, European
Society For Quality Research (Netherlands) - European Award for Best Practices
- 2012, Otherways Management and Consulting Association (Geneva, Switzerland) -
The Majestic Five Contients Award for Quality and Excellence - 2011, Business
Intiative Directions (Geneva, Switzerland) - Diamond Star-world Quality
Commitment - 2010, Quality Submit Award (Newy York, Usa) - International Award
for Excellence and Business Prestige - 2008, Business Intiative Directions
(Geneva, Switzerland) - International Quality Award-arch of Europe
(Frankfurt,Germany) - 2008, Otherways Management And Consulting Association
(France) - Diamond Eye Award for Quality, Commitment and Excellence - 2007,
Business Intiative Directions (London, Uk) - Quality London Crown - 2006.
Remi
Awode’s CSR programmes are being done under REMI AWODE FOUNDATION (RAF). In
2007, a fully equipped fifty million naira (N50 million) Chemistry Laboratory
was constructed and donated to The Polytechnic Ibadan. The laboratory was commissioned by the then Governor of Oyo State, Otunba [Dr.] Christopher
Adebayo Alao-Akala on Friday, December 7, 2007. It was named after Dr J. A.
Adejumobi (the then Rector of the Polytechnic). Also, the Remi Awode Postgraduate
School complex was donated to Joseph Ayo Babalola University in 2020.
Since its inception, RAF has been giving monthly allowances to widows and scholarships to
orphans and underprivileged students in premium private universities within
Nigeria and outside Nigeria. RAF has also carried out a series of empowerment
programmes for more than 1,000 individuals since its inception. The latest was the
empowerment of 250 individuals with the sum of N100,000 each in the year 2021.
RAF has also sent more than 100 Christians to Holy Pilgrimage in Jerusalem.
Remi
Awode’s objective is “to attain excellence in all that he does”. You will agree with me that he has been
keeping faith with his objective.
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