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Linda Obi | |
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 Linda in 2023 | |
| Born | August 24, 1983 |
| Nationality (legal) | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | Western Michigan University |
| Occupation | Business Woman |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Organization | AfriHealth[1] |
| Known for | Ceo Of AfriHealth[2] |
Linda Obi[edit]
Linda Obi (born 24 August 1983) is a technology entrepreneur, and business woman with a focus on FMCG, agriculture and Health sector. She is the CEO of AfriHealth[1], a Nigerian health-tech company. Prior to that, she boasts a 15 years career in various sectors. Linda Obi was the Head of Global operations at Zenith Chain[2] . She is a Blockchain advocate, and has been in various managerial positions in companies and contributed to their upscaling.
Education[edit]
Linda is a graduate International Business from the Western Michigan University, United states[3]. She also holds a Masters in Business Administration from University of Ostrava. She also attended the University of Cape Town, South Africa where she got a Diploma in education, Blockchain and Digital Currency in 2012.
Career[edit]
After the undergraduate studies, she started out as a brand specialist with Tolaram Group from 2007 to 2016, where she moved up through the ranks to the position of Director of Franchise operations. she joined Divergent Business Consulting in Ghana from 2016 to 2017. she worked briefly for FarmGate Africa from 2018 to 2020,and then started as Head of Operations & Support Services for Farmcrowdy. In 2020,she founded TechonomyAfrica[4]. She served briefly as the CEO and Co-founder for Retailar Technologies and also as the COO at Agrify before becoming the CEO of AfriHealth[3] in December 2022.
She was on the Advisory board for African Women in Crypto, Kigali Rwanda from 2017 to 2022, she is a mentor for the Tony Elumelu Foundation and council member at Forbes Business Council[5]
Personal Life[edit]
She is married with 4 lovely children, she enjoys speaking at events, particularly on topics around blockchain, African tech space, and Venture capitalism.[6]
Awards and Recognitions[edit]
In December 2023, Linda Obi was listed by The Guardian (Nigeria) among the Nigeria's 50 Most Inspiring and Definitive Top CEOs in 2023[7].
She has also been named among the Top 100 Career Women in Africa[8] by the 9to5chick in 2023. She also,got an award of excellence from the Blockchain Academy (Bchain Academy)[4] in that same year.
References[edit]
- ^ "Health Tech Startup, Afrihealth Launches Nigeria's Fastest Ambulance Booking Service". 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Zenith Chain - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ a b Daniel, Essiet (June 23, 2023). "Empowering tech entrepreneurs, start-ups is Linda's forte".
- ^ a b Ajumobi, Kemi (2022-09-09). "LINDA OBI, a foremost technology executive and blockchain entrepreneur". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Editor; dipokehinde@yahoo.com (2023-08-28). "Afrihealth's CEO, Linda Obi, Joins the Prestigious Forbes Business Council". Newsmakers. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Linda Obi speaks on solving the problem of women's underrepresentation in crypto with Techonomy". 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Nigeria, Guardian (2023-12-01). "The Guardians Special Focus on Nigeria's 50 Most Inspiring and Definitive Top CEOs in 2023: Part II". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Ordia, Esther (2023-03-31). "9to5Chick recognizes top 100 career women in Africa". OloriSuperGal. Retrieved 2023-12-09.