 Aziz
Gueye Adetimirin is Founder, President and Publisher of The Network
Journal Communication, Inc., publisher of The Network Journal. Adetimirin
emigrated to the United States in 1974 from West Africa. A fervent
believer in education he attended the Academy of Aeronautics in
Queens, New York, where he achieved academic recognition earning
first his Associate degree in Applied Science in 1983, and in 1984
a bachelor's degree in Technology from the New York Institute of
Technology in Old Westbury, NY. Adetimirin is also a U.S. veteran,
having served in the United States Air Force where he achieved the
rank of Staff Sergeant.
Adetimirin’s experience as an engineer included service
at major corporate aeronautical entities from New York to San
Francisco, such as Fairchild Republic, United Airlines, Sikorsky
Aircraft and Pan American World Airways. While working at these
organizations, he was able to refine his management skills and
develop strong leadership. He successfully transferred his skills
as an aeronautical engineer to his communications and publishing
enterprise
Following Pan American Airways’ closure in 1991, where
he had risen to the rank of Supervisor of Production Control,
Adetimirin used this opportunity to pursue his long held dream
of entrepreneurship. In September 1993, recognizing the need for
accurate dissemination of business information, he decided to
publish The Network Journal. Today, the magazine's readership
is more than 86,000. Additionally, by anticipating trends in electronic
media, Adetimirin established The Network Journal’s
Web site in 1996, becoming one of the first African-American publications
to establish an online presence (www.tnj.com).
Adetimirin has been honored by the Caribbean-American Chamber
of Commerce and Industry as "Entrepreneur of the Year;"
by Miss Black World NY Organization as a "Man of Distinction;"
is the recipient of a "Sons of Africa" award by the
African Center Foundation; inducted as a Pi Eta Kappa Honorary
Fellow at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York;
and the Trail Blazer in Media and Publication Award by G&B
Foundations.
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