Ajoritsedere (Dere) Josephine Awosika is a
Nigerian businesswoman who is chairwoman of
Access Bank plc. Prior to this appointment, she was Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministries of Internal Affairs, Science & Technology and Power at different periods.
Awosika was born in
Sapele, the sixth child of the first Nigerian Minister for Finance in the first republic
Festus Okotie-Eboh, who was assassinated in 1966.
She is a fellow of the
Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) is a professional body for practicing pharmacists in Nigeria and was established in to instill discipline and maintaining professional ethics among members of the organization. The first president of the asso ...
and the
West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacy. She is an alumna of the
University of Bradford, where she holds a
Doctorate in
Pharmaceutical Technology
Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with the process of turning a new chemical entity (NCE) or old drugs into a medication to be used safely and effectively by patients. It is also called the science of dosage form design. The ...
.
References
1950s births
Living people
Nigerian bankers
Nigerian women in business
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