Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has since congratulated Adeola on X.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The governing body of the University of Kigali (UoK) has appointed Nigerian professor of marketing, Ogechi Adeola, as deputy vice-chancellor (academic) effective January 11, 2024.
Adeola holds a doctorate in business administration and a master’s degree in business administration from Alliance Manchester Business School, United Kingdom.
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A statement by the university said she earned a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Nigeria, attended the Nigerian Law School and was called to the Nigerian bar.
Adeola is the immediate past Head of the Department of Operations, Marketing, and Information Systems at the Lagos Business School (LBS), Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria, and the Academic Director of LBS Sales Academy.
She previously held the position of Associate Dean of Business Administration at the University of the People, California, USA, where she currently serves as a Business Administration Advisory Board member.
She is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Cornerstone Insurance Plc., Nigeria, and she served as a member of the Board of Directors at the University of Kigali until her appointment as Deputy Vice Chancellor-Academic. She possesses over 28 years of relevant work experience in industry and academia. Before transitioning to academia, she had spent over a decade in various roles within Nigeria’s financial sector, starting her career at Citibank Nigeria.
The university noted that Adeola’s pursuit of professional excellence was evident in her completion of executive education programmes at globally renowned institutions, including Harvard Business School, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, London Business School, and Cranfield School of Management.
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“She further enhanced her pedagogical skills through specialised training in case teaching and teaching innovation programmes of Harvard Business Publishing Education, IESE Business School, Spain, the Global Business School Network (GBSN), and Teaching the Practice of Management joint programme of the Association of African Business Schools and the Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa,” the statement added.
Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has since congratulated Adeola on X.
He wrote, “I heartily congratulate Professor Ogechi Adeola, a Nigerian, recently appointed as Deputy Vice-Chancellor – Academic (DVCA) at the University of Kigali (UoK), Rwanda, by the Governing Body of the University.
“Prof Adeola’s appointment at the University of Kigali (UoK), is an obvious connection and reward to her hard work and track record of brilliance and success. Her story, therefore, reminds us that Nigeria has an abundance of talents, which when nurtured under productive leadership, will transform our nation.”
Obi added that having responsible leaders would ensure a conducive space for Nigerians to fully explore and excel in their talents.
“I have remained consistent in my belief that with responsible leadership, we will build a conducive nation that will enable Nigerians to fully explore their talents and through hard work, ascend the ladder of success and excel on the global stage, as now exemplified by Prof Ogechi Adeola.
“I wish her well as she commences this amazing journey. I do hope that she will contribute to the growth of the Institution, and also contribute to the development of our dear nation. A New Nigeria built on hard work and excellence is possible,” he stated.
