Oladipo Jadesimi

Chief Oladipo "Ladi" JadesimiListenⓘ is a Nigerian businessman who founded the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base, where he serves as executive chairman.

Education

Oladipo 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.

Career

Jadesimi 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, and a major investor in the Niger Delta Oil Company.[1] He was appointed a director of Aradel Holdings in 2010 and became chairman of the board on 21 June 2016. He served as a non-executive director of First City Monument Bank from 1983 until 2011.[2] Jadesimi is a founder of Lagos Offshore Logistics Base and serves as the executive chairman.[3]

Personal life

Chief Jadesimi is married to Alero Okotie-Eboh, a broadcaster and daughter of Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh.[4] Their daughter, Amy Jadesimi, is the chief executive officer of LADOL.[5] 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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Management - LADOL - Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base". LADOL - Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Keeping it local: Nigeria's first industrial village for the offshore industry - Offshore Technology". offshore-technology.com. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "'I always wanted to be a broadcaster' - The Nation Nigeria". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Palet, Laura Secorun (22 January 2015). "Amy Jadesimi: A One-Woman Economic Engine". ozy.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Viscountess Weymouth: Emma McQuiston - Britain's first black Marchioness - Sola Rey". solarey.net. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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