Ada Chukwudozie

Ada Chukwudozie was born on June 7, 1972, into the family of Nze Humphrey and Mrs. Keziah Okonkwo, from Ezinifite in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.[7][1] Lady Ada holds an HND in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Management and Technology Enugu, a postgraduate diploma and master's degree in Business Administration from Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, and a diploma in law from Lagos State University.[10][1] Ada Chukwudozie is also an alumnus of Lagos Business School and Pan African University. She holds a diploma in computer Science, Mandarin languages from Chinese Cultural University and Taipei Language Institute, Taiwan.[3]

From 1993 to 1995, Ada Chukwudozie served as Plant Manager of De-Endy Industrial Company Limited, Taipei, Taiwan, and later became deputy general manager of Specialty Oil Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Docter & Gamble.[3] Later, she became the assistant general manager of Specialty Oil Company Nigeria Limited. From 1999 to 2001, she was a subsidiary of the Dozzy Group, and from 2001 to 2004 she worked as a General Manager. From 2005 to the present, she became the executive director of Dozzy Oil and Gas Limited[11][12][13] In 2022, Ada Chukwudozie was appointed as chairman of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN). Prior to the time, she was the chairman of the organisation and she is also the publisher of Vogue Afrique Magazine.[14][15]

In February 2023, she was honored as the Industrialist of the year 2022 by Sun Newspaper.[16][2][9]

Lady Ada Chukwudozie is a member  Nigerian Societies of Engineers, Institute of Industrialists and Corporate Administrators, Academy for Entrepreneurial Studies, Energy Committee, Institute of Directors (IOD) Nigeria Council Member of Nigerian British Chambers of Commerce, Council Member of Onitsha Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture[3]

Ada Chukwudozie is married to Daniel Chukwudozie and they are blessed with six children, three boys, and three girls. Her daughter, Sandra Chukwudozie, is a female entrepreneur and clean energy activist.[17]