Adesua Dozie

Vice Chairman, Nigeria ExxonMobil

Adesua Dozie is the Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil Affiliates in Nigeria and the Regional General Counsel-Africa Upstream for ExxonMobil. Prior to joining ExxonMobil, Adesua was General Counsel of GE Africa where she was also CoChair of the GE Women’s Network in Africa. Prior to joining GE in 2013, Adesua worked in senior legal roles for the 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 Associate Counsel for the Nigerian law firm Ajumogobia & Okeke. She holds an LL.B From the University of Buckingham; an LL.M from Cornell Law School; and is admitted to the bar both in New York and Nigeria. Adesua has advised on over $10 billion of transactions across Africa, in turn facilitating regional growth, strengthening corporate governance and compliance cultures across diverse business communities, and serving as a guardian of the complex dynamics between purpose, profit and risk. Adesua is married to Uzoma Dozie and has 3 children - Chidi (22), Adaeze 20) and Chizara ( 14).