Cheki ex-CEO, Gbenro Dara joins Opera as managing director to lead its new marketplace, OList

Opera has tapped Gbenro Dara, former CEO of car classifieds site, Cheki, to lead its newly formed marketplace, OList.

Dara announced his role in a tweet yesterday — with a nod to Opera and its initiatives in the country.

“Excited to announce that I’ve joined Opera to lead it’s new initiatives in Nigeria. Also, happy to introduce OList Nigeria. The work continues as we build a vibrant internet economy across Africa. Looking forward to engaging our users on here,” the tweet announced.

Before joining Cheki, Dara was chief operations officer of hotel booking site, Hotels.ng for four months and managing director of now-defunct classifieds site, Efritin from 2016 to 2017.