Akolisa Ufodike
| Akolisa Ufodike | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 6, 1973 Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Canadian |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Canadian and Nigerian |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Board member of | Alberta, Provincial Audit Committee |
Akolisa Ufodike // (
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He currently serves as deputy minister in Alberta Canada. Prior to that, he was an associate professor of auditing (data analytics) and public policy and law at York University in Toronto.
Early life and career[edit]
Ufodike was born in 1973 in Maiduguri to the family of Colonel Leonard Ufodike and Ebele Ufodike of Umudim and Otolo, Nnewi.
Education[edit]
Ufodike attended Nigerian Military School, Zaria and Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. In 2006, he attended and obtained Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian University, Canada. In 2008, he obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Cornell University and in 2017, obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Management degree from University of Calgary.
Career and employment[edit]
After graduating from Nigerian Defence Academy, Ufodike started a career in banking, working for Intercontinental Merchant Bank in Onitsha.He was previously a director of Kainji Resources, an oil and gas company in Nigeria.[2] He previously sat on the provincial audit committee for Alberta and was also a board member of the Canadian Nigerian Chamber of commerce helping in the facilitation of trade between Canada and Nigeria.[3]
In 2015, he ran for a nomination in Alberta ahead of the provincial election that year.[4]
Membership[edit]
Ufodike is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Canada, Chartered Professional Accountant Canada, Certified Professional Accountant USA and Certified Chartered Accountant UK.[5][6]
Award and recognition[edit]
- Fellowships of CPA Canada (FCPA)[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Thursday morning candidate nomination updates in Alberta | daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics". daveberta.ca. February 26, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Kainji Resources (Nig.) Board". Kainji Resources Nigeria Limited. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Bilateral Trade and Investment Relationships Between Canada and Nigeria". canadanigeriachamber.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Thursday morning candidate nomination updates in Alberta | daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics". daveberta.ca. February 26, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Institute of Corporate Directors- ICD.D" (PDF).
- ↑ "Directors Education Program".
- ↑ "Fellowships of CPA Canada (FCPA) Recognition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2017. Unknown parameter
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