Mark Essien

Mark Anthony Essien
Born18 December 1980 (1980-12-18) (age 43)
Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State
NationalityNigerian
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, software developer
Known forFounding Hotels.ng
TitleCEO of Hotels.ng
Websitewww.markessien.com

Mark Anthony Essien (Listen)ⓘ (born 18 December 1980 in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State) is a Nigerian entrepreneur, software developer and startup investor. He is the founder and CEO of Hotels.ng, one of the first online hotel booking websites in Nigeria.[1][2][3] Before he founded Hotels.ng in 2013,Essien had previously built a file sharing software called Gnumm (acquired by Snoopstar.com), followed by a language learning startup called Ingolingo.[4][5]

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  3. ^ Said-Moorhouse, Lauren. "Is this the weirdest job interview ever?". CNN. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  4. ^ "Hotels.ng: solving the small problems before building Robocop – Ventureburn". Ventureburn. 2014-01-31. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  5. ^ Famuyiwa, Damilare (2019-08-24). "Meet Mark Essien, the founder of Nigeria's biggest hotel booking site". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2024-10-04.