Bella Disu

Bella Disu
Vice-Chairman, Glo
Nigeria

Bella Disu is the Vice Chairman of Globacom, the foremost multinational telecommunications company operating in Nigeria and Ghana.

She joined Globacom in 2004 rose to the role of an executive vice-chairman where she steers Globacom on a path of sustained competitive advantage through a focus on quality, efficiency, innovation and customer responsiveness.

She additionally holds other roles as the CEO of Cobblestone Properties and Estates Limited, a non-executive director on the board of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc and director at Abumet Plc.

She holds a B.A in International Relations from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, an M.Sc in Leadership from Northeastern University, Boston. She is a member of the prestigious Institute of Directors, Nigeria and the Nigerian Institute of Management. She is the chairperson of the Bella Disu Foundation, a non-profit organization she established to improve the potential of children from less-privileged backgrounds by providing access to quality education and employment skills.

Bella is an avid sponsor of the arts and in this capacity, a director of the Mike Adenuga Centre. She is actively involved in promoting the French and Nigerian cultures through its partnership with Alliance Française. In 2019, the French Government awarded her the prestigious Chevalier dans ‘l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres award in recognition of her efforts at promoting French culture.

She was listed in the second publication of 100 Most Influential African Women in 2020 by Avance Media.

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