Oladipo Jadesimi

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Chief Oladipo "Ladi" Jadesimi is a Nigerian oil businessman and founder of the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base, where he serves as the executive chairman.

Education and career[]

Oladipo Ladipo Jadesimi completed his secondary school education at King's College, Lagos. He graduated from Oxford University in 1966 with M.A. and L.L.B. degrees in Jurisprudence, and began working as a chartered accountant with Coopers and Lybrand in London. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (F.C.A.). He is a founding partner in Arthur Andersen Nigeria, where he serves as an Independent Financial Consultant,[1] and a major investor in the Niger Delta Oil Company.[2] He was appointed the director of in 2010 and became Chairman of the Board on June 21, 2016.[3] He served as a non-executive director of First City Monument Bank from 1983 until 2011.[4] Jadesimi is a founder of Lagos Offshore Logistics Base and serves as the executive chairman.[5]

Personal life[]

Chief Jadesimi is married to Alero Okotie-Eboh, a broadcaster and daughter of Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh.[6] Their daughter, Amy Jadesimi, is the chief executive officer of LADOL.[7] Jadesimi had an affair with the English socialite Suzanna McQuiston while working as an accountant in London in the 1980s. Through this relationship, he fathered Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "FCAM". www.fcamltd.com. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  2. ^ "Management - LADOL - Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base". LADOL - Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Keeping it local: Nigeria's first industrial village for the offshore industry - Offshore Technology". offshore-technology.com. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  6. ^ "'I always wanted to be a broadcaster' - The Nation Nigeria". thenationonlineng.net. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  7. ^ Palet, Laura Secorun. "Amy Jadesimi: A One-Woman Economic Engine". ozy.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Viscountess Weymouth: Emma McQuiston - Britain's first black Marchioness - Sola Rey". solarey.net. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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