Net Worth: | $700 Million |
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Date of Birth: | July 30, 1944 (80 years old) |
Gender: | Female |
Profession: | Pharmacist, Entrepreneur, Humanitarian |
Nationality: | Nigerian |
What is Stella Okoli’s Net Worth?
Stella Okoli is a Nigerian pharmacist, entrepreneur, and humanitarian who has a net worth of $700 million. In 1977, she founded the popular Emzor Pharmaceutical manufacturing company where she also sits as the Chief Executive Officer.
Stella Okoli is a member of the Economic Summit of Nigeria and the Health Matters Advisory Board of Nigeria.
Early Life
Stella Chinyelu Okoli was born on 30 July 1944 in kano, Nigeria. She has her lineage from the Nnewi clan, Anambra. She attended All Saint Primary School, Onitsha, and Ogidi Girls Secondary School, Ogidi.
Stella Okoli enrolled at the University of Bradford where she studied pharmacy and obtained her B.Sc in 1969. She later attended the University of London, Chelsea College for her master’s degree, and in 1971, she obtained her M.Sc in Biopharmaceutical
Career
Stella Okoli previously worked for a number of pharmaceutical companies, including Middlesex Hospital in London, Boots the Chemists Limited, and Pharma-Deko.
As a small pharmaceutical retail store in Somolu, Lagos State, Stella Okoli founded Emzor Pharmaceutical in January 1977 under the initial name “Emzor Chemists Ltd.”
Stella Okoli currently serves as the Vice President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria and the Nigerian Association Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture. She has served as Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria.
Humanitarian Services
Stella Okoli formed the Chike Okoli Foundation in 2006 after her son Chike Okoli’s demise in 2005. This non-profit organization aims to combat poverty and disease by increasing awareness of cardiovascular disorders. Also, she is in charge of the Chike Okoli Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
Personal Life
Stella Okoli got married to barrister Christopher Ozuomba Okoli and they both have three children together. Stella Okoli lost her husband to the cold hands of death in 2014.
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