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Gbenro Dara is the Founding Managing Director of Olist.ng an Opera Software company (Opera is Publicly listed on NASDAQ) OList is a two-sided Online Marketplace that helps more than 1 Million SMEs and entrepreneurs in Nigeria create an online presence and find buyers easily. The company’s vision is to help its users realize their dreams across various important stages and junctures of their lives. Such as finding a job, renting a house, buying their first car, or upgrading from a feature phone to a smartphone.

He is an innovator in the Online and Technology Industry, with expertise in launching and operating online marketplaces, digital channels, and InsureTech. He has several years of experience in early and growth-stage businesses, Gbenro has served in various capacities as Co-Founder - Autogenius – Nigeria’s first Online Insurance brokerage Platform, Chief operations officer Hotels.ng – Largest Online Travel agency in Nigeria, Managing Director - Efritin.com and Managing Director of Cheki Nigeria’s No. 1 online Marketplace for vehicles with offices in Lagos and Nairobi. Gbenro is also the Founder of Autorescue, a software as a service startup focused on increasing Insurance penetration and road safety by automating and reducing the time to the payout of claims and by also promoting behaviors that prevent accidents thereby promoting sustainability in African cities and communities.

Gbenro holds a degree in Insurance from the University of Lagos and MBA with Distinction from Lagos Business School during which was also awarded the MBA Leadership Award for the year 2012. He is also a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria.