Lawyer, technocrat and the immediate past Executive Director/General Counsel, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL), both affiliates of ExxonMobil, Adesua Dozie has been appointed the board’s Vice-Chairman. This makes her the first woman to attain that position. Her latest appointment is a continuation of her impressive career trajectory which has seen her work with some of the biggest names globally.
Prior to the appointment, she was the General Counsel of GE Africa. As General Counsel, Adesua advised on over transactions worth $10 billion across the continent, in turn facilitating regional growth, strengthening corporate governance and compliance cultures across diverse business communities, as well as serving as a guardian of the complex dynamics between purpose, profit and risk.
Prior to joining GE in 2013, Adesua worked in senior legal roles for Coca-Cola Company, where she also supported the growth of the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation as Legal Adviser and Secretary to the Board. She previously served as Legal Counsel to Elf Petroleum Nigeria and was an Associate Counsel for Ajumogobia & Okeke. She is a graduate of Cornell Law School. Adesua is married to Uzoma Dozie, a former managing director of defunct Diamond Bank now founder of Sparkle Bank.
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