Amy Jadesimi
Amy Jadesimi | |
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| Born | 1976 Nigeria |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Chief Executive Officer |
| Known for | CEO of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL) |
Amy Jadesimi (born 1976) is a prominent Nigerian entrepreneur serving as the chief executive officer of the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL), a private logistics and engineering hub located within the Port of Lagos, Nigeria.[1]
Background and education
Amy Jadesimi was born in Nigeria in 1976 to Chief Oladipo Jadesimi, who is the executive chairman of LADOL.[1] Her mother, Alero Okotie-Eboh, transitioned from a career in broadcasting to focus on family life.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name On her maternal side, her grandfather was Festus Okotie-Eboh, who held the position of Nigeria's Minister of Finance.[2]
She completed her secondary education at Benenden School in the United Kingdom before pursuing higher studies at the University of Oxford, where she earned a BA degree in Physiology and a BMBCh in 1999. Subsequently, she acquired an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[3]
Additionally, she is a half-sibling to Emma McQuiston, Marchioness of Bath.[2]
Career
Following her medical qualification, Jadesimi joined Goldman Sachs in London, dedicating three years to their Investment Banking division with an emphasis on mergers, acquisitions, and corporate finance. Although she initially planned to pursue a medical career, her experience at Goldman Sachs motivated her to undertake an MBA at Stanford.
After completing her MBA, she spent a year interning as a transaction executive in private equity at Brait SE in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2004, she returned to Nigeria to become part of LADOL, the logistics company established by her father in 2001. She steadily advanced within the organization and was named CEO in 2009.
In addition to her leadership at LADOL, Jadesimi collaborated with Venture Strategies for Health and Development (VSHD) to tackle Nigeria’s high maternal mortality rate. Observing the prohibitive cost of existing medications, VSHD developed a more affordable drug which was distributed nationwide through a partnership with Emzor Pharmaceuticals under her guidance.
Outside LADOL, she holds a position on the global advisory board of Prince's Trust International, is a founding commissioner of the Business and Sustainable Development Commission, and contributes content to Forbes.
She has participated as a speaker at the London Business School African summit, focusing on themes such as continental economic integration and development. Furthermore, she has been involved with the artistic initiative Remember To Rise.
Honors and awards
In 2012, Jadesimi was honored as an Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellow. The following year brought recognition as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and designation as Rising Talent by the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society. In 2014, she was featured by Forbes among Africa’s 20 Youngest Power Women, while the Financial Times included her in their list of top 25 Africans To Watch. Dr Jadesimi was also named among the Global Top 100 Most Influential People of African Descent, supporting the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent.