{"id":13384,"date":"2017-03-02T16:17:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T15:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&p=13384"},"modified":"2017-11-01T12:22:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T11:22:12","slug":"kuforui-olubi-dorcas-bolajoko-ayodele-late","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/kuforui-olubi-dorcas-bolajoko-ayodele-late\/","title":{"rendered":"KUFORUI-OLUBI, Dorcas Bolajoko Ayodele (Late)"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

B.Sc, economist, chartered accoun tant, administrator, bornSeptember 28,1936, Lagos; married Nelson Adeyemi Kuforiji (divorced), Daniel Olubi 1975, two sons,one daughter; Education: Baptist Academy School, 1944-45, Our Lady’s High School, Kaduna, St Theresa’s Catholic School, Jos, 1945-46. St Theresa’sConvent School, 1951, St Agnes Teachers’ Training College, Mary land, Ikeja, Lagos, University of London, England, 1960-63; Career: Appointed Headmistress, Zawan Catholic Girls School, Via Jos, 1956-58; Professional Accountant, Panel Fitzpatrick and Company, London, 1967-68; Deputy Group Finance Controller, Vivian, Younger and Bond (Nigeria) Limited, London, 1968-70; Group Finance Control lerand Group Company Secretary, VYH (Ni geria) Limited, and later Finance Director, Company Secretary, 1972-77; Managing Director, VYB (Nigeria) Limited, since 1977; Chairman, Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority, 1976-80; member. Governing Council. Nigerian institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) 1980-83; Group Managing Director, BEWAC Limited, 1983-89; Chairman and Chief Ex ecutive, BEWAC Limited, since, September 1989; one-time Vice-Chairman, Plenary Sessions, National Conference on Foreign Policy, 1986; Economic Adviser to the Fed eral Government of Nigeria; Secretary for Commerce and Tourism, Interim National Government, (ING), 1993;member, National Sports Commission, 1987-89; Chairman, United Bank for Africa Limited (UBA), 1984-90; Director. Intercotra Unlimited: Chairman, Naco (Nigeria) Limited; Director, O.i.L (Nigeria) Limited; Director, UN1TA Holdings Limited; Director, NIDUBOL Pontault Industries Limited; Director, Pilkington Glass (Nigeria) Limited; fellow, Institute of Chartered Secretaries, 1964; fel low. Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, 1967; fellow. Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria; First Female Council member, Institute of Char tered Accountants of Nigeria, 1978;elected Chairman, ICAN, May 1989; Chairman, Education and Research Committee, Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria(SWAN), 1980-84;Council member, Nigerian Institute of Management; Matron, Ladies’ ClusterSo ciety, since 1983; member, Soroptimist In ternational; member, International Women’s Society; appointed member, Highlevel Ad visory Board on Sustenance Development of the United Nations, 1993; member, Govern ing Council, Nigerian Institute of Social & Economic Research (NISER), 1981 -83; First Chairman, Ogun-Osun River Basin Devel opment Authorities, 1976-80; Vice-Chair man, National Conference on Nigerian For eign Policy to the Year 2000, 1986; mem ber, National Sports Commission, 1986-89; foundation member\/current chairman, Lagos State Education Endowment Fund; member. International Advisory Boarding Expo 2000, Hannover, Germany’s Chairman. Nigerian Chapter, BCSD, 1991-97; member, High LevelAdvisory Boardon Sustainable Devel opment, United Nations Economic Commit tee, 1993; member, Joint Standing Commit tee of Traditional Rulers & Leaders of Thought, Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1995- 96; member, Presidential Committee on Higher Education inNigeria. 1996; member. Vision 2010, and Subsequent member, Vi sion 2010 Sub-Committee on Education & Monetary Policy, 1996; Honours\/Awards: Recipient. Certificate of Merit of the United Nation Decade for Women, by the Nigerian Association of University Women, 1980; recipient, Skomit Club Award of Excellence, UNIBEN. 1988, Listed. International Register of Profiles onBusiness Management and Accountability, elected International Woman of the Year, 1991-1992 by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge. England, 1992; recipient, WAI Brigade of Nigeria Award of Excellence, proclamation and en rolment by the World Foundation of Suc cessful Women, Cambridge, England. 1991; recipient, International Award for Excellence for Outstanding Entrepreneurial Achieve ments in World Newday International Maga zine, M.I.T. MA, USA, 1992; Honorary Decree: Doctor of Business Administration, Enugu State University of Science & Tech nology, 1997; Traditional Titles: Otunba Ayora of Ijebu-Ode; National Honour: Awarded Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) 1979; Award: Recipient: Long Ser vice Award by BEWAC; Hobbies: music, reading, charities; Official Address: VYB Nigeria Limited, 13\/15, Wharf Road, P.O. Box 155, Apapa, Lagos State. Telephone: 01 -803-700\/6, 845-811; Home: 21, Marine Road, Apapa, Lagos State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[2406,749,2403],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-13384","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-accountant","category-administrator","category-economist"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/13384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/13384\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13384"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=13384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}