Adesua Dozie
About Adesua Dozie
Adesua Dozie is the Regional General Counsel for Africa Upstream and Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil Companies in Nigeria. She has extensive experience in legal counsel roles across various multinational companies, including GE and The Coca-Cola Company.
Professional Title
Adesua Dozie is the Regional General Counsel - Africa Upstream and Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil Companies in Nigeria. She currently holds this position since 2024, overseeing legal frameworks and business operations for the company in the African region.
Career at ExxonMobil
Adesua Dozie's tenure at ExxonMobil has been marked by multiple leadership roles. From 2019 to 2024, she served as General Counsel at Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited. Before her current role, she was Vice Chairman and General Counsel from 2023 to 2024. Her work primarily revolves around managing legal aspects of the company's operations in Nigeria.
Previous Experience at GE
Prior to her roles at ExxonMobil, Adesua Dozie worked at General Electric (GE) in various capacities. She was the General Counsel for GE Africa from 2018 to 2019, and General Counsel for Gas Power Systems & Services, SSA, from 2016 to 2019. She also held an executive role at GE from 2013 to 2019, all based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Roles at The Coca-Cola Company
Adesua Dozie has an extensive background at The Coca-Cola Company, where she served in several roles. These include Marketing, Customer and Commercial Counsel for the Eurasia Africa Group (2011-2013) and Senior Operations Counsel for the North and West Africa Business Unit (2005-2011). She continued in the role of Senior Operations Counsel at COCA-COLA NIGERIA LIMITED until 2013.
Early Career and Education
Adesua Dozie began her legal career as a Legal Associate at Ajumogobia & Okeke from 2001 to 2003 and subsequently served as Corporate Legal Counsel at Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited from 2003 to 2005. She earned a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Buckingham in 1996, followed by a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Cornell Law School in 1998. She is admitted to both the New York Bar (1999) and Nigerian Bar (2000).