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. 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.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.
Ada Chukwudozie is married to Daniel Chukwudozie, Chairman of Dozzy Group from Okija in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State. They are blessed with six children, three boys, and three girls. Her daughter, Sandra Chukwudozie, is a female entrepreneur and clean energy activist.
Ada is currently an Executive Director at Dozzy Oil and Gas Ltd. She also founded the Vogue Afrique Magazine and was couple of years ago elected the Chairman, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi region, the first woman to hold such position.
In February 2023, she was honored as the Industrialist of the year 2022 by The Sun (Nigeria) Newspaper. Lady Ada Chukwudozie was awarded the “Vanguard Personality of the Year” by the Vanguard (Nigeria) Newspapers in March, 2024.
She was awarded the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award in 2021. She is a United Nations Youth Ambassador for Peace.
Lady Ada Chukwudozie is a fellow, Chemical Society of Nigeria; 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.She is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors Nigeria (IOD)., and National Council member of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN).
On the 18th September, 2024, Ada Chukwudozie was appointed the new chairman of Keystone Bank by the Central Bank ,making her the first woman from Anambra State to become a Chairman of a commercial bank.
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