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Henrietta Ngozi Onwuegbuzie MSc, MBA, PhD Senior Lecturer, Entrepreneurship, Academic Director, Owner-Manager Programme Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Km 22, Lekki-Epe Expressway,

1 Henrietta Ngozi Onwuegbuzie MSc, MBA, PhD Senior Lecturer, Entrepreneurship, Academic Director, Owner-Manager Programme Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Km 22, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ajah, Lagos, Nigeria Mobile: , Personal Goal Key Strengths Education Training To make a significant contribution to my country and to the world Proven Leadership and team-building skills: 15 years experience leading groups of executives including CEOs, in class discussions, group work and projects. Resilient and result-oriented: Proven ability to work under pressure and achieve results. Adaptability: Widely travelled, adapt quickly to new environments and sensitive to cultural differences. Strong public speaking and presentation skills Have taught and made several conference presentations around the world. Have therefore had the opportunity to hone my public speaking and presentation skills on a continuous basis. With over 12 years experience of teaching with the case-study method, my communication skills are continuously sharpened. Strong Analytical skills: Both my MSc and EMBA degrees, as well as years of teaching Analysis of Business Problems and involvement in consulting engagements, have honed my analytical skills. Strong ethical values I have a strong belief in living and acting ethically. Passionate about contributing to the development of Nigeria and Africa PhD Entrepreneurship, Lancaster University Management School, UK, 2014 MBA Lagos Business School, Pan-African University, Lagos, Nigeria, 2003 MSc. Economics and Business Administration (with honours), University of Navarre, Spain, 1996 BSc. Physics-Electronics, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 1991 Association of African Business Schools Teaching Master Class, Design Thinking and Innovation Workshop-UCT Graduate School of Business Cape Town, June 29-July3, Exclusive Executive Strategy session with Brian Tracy, 2014 Association of African Business Schools Agribusiness Consortium (AAC) Faculty Development Workshop, GIBS, South Africa, 2013 Quality Assurance and Quality and Academic Standard Management in Nigeria and the UK. Mar Case Teaching Workshop, Wits Business School, S. Africa. Jun Advanced Management Programme, Lagos Business School, Oct Funding SME Growth: Beyond the Business Plan, Lagos Business School Oct Service Management Programme, Lagos Business School, Aug Appointing a New Director, Lagos Business School, Jul

2 Bank Prudential Analysis Course, Pharez Ltd., Banking systems consultants, Lagos Jan Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility, World Bank Institute, Apr-May Academic Career Courses Taught: Problem-Solving and Decision-Making to 2011 Entrepreneurship to date Programmes Taught: Chief Executive Programme (CEP)- For CEOs Advanced Management Programme (AMP)- For Directors/direct reports to CEOs Senior Management Programme (SMP)-For Senior Managers Executive MBA Full-time MBA Seminars (open and in-house) for small businesses, corporate organisations, multinationals and government institutions and agencies. MSc. Students in Lancaster University Management school, UK Appointments African Journal of Management Editorial Review Board (representing Africa) Oct 2014 to date Admissions committee for degree programmes, Lagos Business School March 2014 to date Responsible for approving candidates admitted into the Executive and full-time MBA programme. Academic Director, Owner Manager Programme January 2013 to date Responsible for the content development of the Owner-Manager Programme. Project Director, Impact Investing Policy for Nigeria May 2012 to date Responsible for the development of an Impact Investing Policy Framework for Nigeria. The project is in collaboration with Rockefeller Foundation. Head, Executive programmes selection committee Mar 2010 to date Representing the Dean on the committee charged with selecting candidates into the various Executive Management programmes in the School. Responsible for ensuring participants meet the selection criteria for each programme. Head Entrepreneurship and Decision-Making unit Mar 2006 to date Responsible for the curriculum and management of the Entrepreneurship course on all programmes in the school. Head of Department, Strategy and Entrepreneurship Feb 2007 Aug 2012 Responsible for making sure the curriculum in the Strategy and Entrepreneurship course, meet the School s requirements and carrying out the other responsibilities detailed above. MBA Director Dec 2004 Aug 2007 Responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the MBA programme in terms of the administration and academic content. Senate Committee member Dec Aug 2007 The Senate is responsible for making and ratifying decisions in the strategic interest of the school. They also ratify admissions and graduation decisions. As a member of the senate, I participated in these meetings. Faculty Board member Dec 2004 Aug 2007 The Faculty board is responsible for ratifying policies on the degree programmes as well as termly results. Programme Director - Senior Management Programme Jan 2003 Dec 2005 Responsible for managing the participants and ensuring the smooth running of the programme. Programme Director- Advanced Management Programme Jan 2001 Dec 2003 Overall responsibility for the smooth running of the programme. Also to ensure the programme content met the needs of the participants and exceeded their expectations.

3 Awards Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC), August 23 rd, 2017 Certified Management Consultant (CMC), August 23 rd, 2017 Certificate of recognition for developing change accelerators, 2015 Awarded in New York by Minervas (LEAP, UN PRME working group and Nova Southeastern University) Rated top 4% of among Nigerian top Executives in the education Management industry in 2015 African Women Development Champion Award, Awarded by the Centre for Economic and Leadership Development (In special consultative status with United Nations Economic and Social Council) Award for significant contribution to the successful execution of the 18 th Nigerian Economic Summit, 2012 Award for significant contribution to the successful execution of the 19 th Nigerian Economic Summit, 2013 OIKOS/UNDP award for young scholars development academy, 2012 First Prize -AABS/Emerald Case Competition, 2012 Meritorious Long Service award: 10 -Year Meritorious Service award at the Lagos Business School, 2011 First prize -2010/2011 Emerald/ALCS African Management Research Fund Award Doctoral Consortium Award for United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE, 2011) - (One of the 15 participants chosen from a global pool of doctoral students). Best Paper Award in entrepreneurship track: International Academy for African Business and Development Conference, Edmonton, Canada May 17-20, 2011 Overall Best Conference paper award: International Academy for African Business and Development Conference, Edmonton, Canada May 17-20, 2011 COMMENDATION: Received November 28, From Dean of the Lagos Business School, in recognition of the various awards received and for projecting the name of the school in the international community. Milestone achievement in 2016: Academic Director for the first top 50, Fortune 500 company seminar ran by LBS, which ended with an overall quality rating of 4.9/5 Conference Presentations Writing Winning Business Plans Entrepreneurship seminar organised by the US Consulate in Nigeria and Fields of Skills and Dreams. Lagos, September 9, 2017 Leadership and Operational Intensity -Leadership workshop for Unilever Nigeria. September 4, 2017 Building Businesses for Impact- Academy of Management conference, Professional Development workshop. Atlanta, August 5, Opportunities in a recession -Lagos Business School Alumni session., Lagos. March 30. Knowledge centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The challenges and opportunities in managing a recessionary economy. Herbert H. Humphrey Alumni Lecture. Organised by the US Consulate General, Lagos. December 8, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs. Victoria Island, Lagos. Thinking out-of-the-box in Real Estate Industry. Refined Investors Series by Fine & Country West Africa. November 22, Wheatbaker hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos. Nigerian Entrepreneurs Summit and Honours. Moderator for transportation round table. November 17, Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Agriculture Pillar: Beyond Subsistence Farming, Exploiting the Agriculture Value-Chain for National Prosperity (Panelist). 20 th Annual Stockbroker s conference (Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers), October 28 th, Eko hotel & Suites, Lagos Nigeria Technology-driven Impact. Founder s conference, October 3, 2016, Four Points by Sheraton, Lagos, Nigeria. Impact-driven Entrepreneurship. Nigerian Small Business Summit, August 24 th 2016, Landmark centre, Lagos, Nigeria. Impact-driven Entrepreneurship. Nigerian Small Business Summit, August 24 th 2016, Landmark centre, Lagos, Nigeria. Learning from the past: Entrepreneurship through apprenticeship for more successful outcomes. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Sub-Saharan Africa chapter annual conference, August17-19, Lagos, Nigeria Nascent Entrepreneurship at the Wake of Crude Oil Price Decline. Presented at the AIB-SSA (Academy of International Business, Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter) conference, August 17-19, 2016, Lagos, Nigeria. The role of the diaspora communities in the utilization and transmission of Indigenous Knowledge, Yale Africa-China conference. Africa-China relations: Balance, growth and a sustainable future. March 16-17, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria.

4 Leadership and empowerment and how it relates to work, International Women s Day, organised by British Deputy High Commission, March 8, 2016, Lagos, Nigeria Creating Opportunities in Challenging times: Creating competition for oil, 2016 Economic Outlook, seminar organised by Central Securities Clearing System, January 26, 2016, 4-Points Hotel by Sheraton, Lagos, Nigeria. Scaling African indigenous innovation for inclusive growth and sustainable development-african Academy of Management conference, 5-10 th January, 2016, Strathmore Business School, Nairobi, Kenya Fate Policy Dialogue Series on Entrepreneurship: Positioning MSMEs for growth: How to ensure Nigerian MSMEs thrive despite economic headwinds- Dialogue moderator- December 3, 2015, Lagos, Nigeria Technology and changing business models Society and Technology conference, October, 21, 2015, Lagos, Nigeria, Social Inclusion Agenda: Turning threats into opportunities - Nigerian Economic Summit - Tough choices: Achieving competitiveness, inclusive growth and sustainability, October 13-15, 2015, Abuja, Nigeria. Shaping the future of African Management development and scholarship- Academy of Management conference - Open Governance, August 7-11, 2015, Vancouver, Canada. Humanistic Management-An African perspective- Academy of Management conference on Open Governance, August 7-11, 2015, Vancouver, Canada, Impact Investing as a Tool for Inclusive Growth- Africa Roundtable and Conference on CSR, June19-20, 2014, Calabar, Nigeria. Meeting the Needs of the African Youth and building a 21 st century workforce- Innovation Prize for Africa Conference, African Innovation Foundation, May 5, Abuja, Nigeria. The Art of Decision Making To do or not to do Women in Business and Public service Conference (WimBiz), November 4, 2013, Lagos. Discovering the Entrepreneurial Process of Indigenous Knowledge Entrepreneurs - Academy of Management Africa conference, January 7-10, 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa. Impact of Indigenous Knowledge on Market Adoption -Academy of Management conference (Professional Development Workshop) - Aug 3-7, 2012, Boston, US. Entrepreneurship Education workshop: Cultivating an entrepreneurial mind-set United States Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), conference Jan 12-15, 2012 New Orleans, Louisiana, US. Nike Davies-Okundaye: Building a family social enterprise (case-study presentation) - USASBE, Jan 12-15, 2012 New Orleans, Louisiana, US. Poverty eradication through indigenous knowledge and entrepreneurship- 4th Annual Lecture, December 16, First Investment Group Nigeria Ltd., Bayelsa, Nigeria. Pathways to Sustainable Development in Africa- 10th Annual EABIS Colloquium. October 26-28, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. Sustainable development Strategy Using Indigenous Knowledge and Entrepreneurship- African Academy of Management (AFAM)/Academy of Management August 11-16, Texas, US. Achieving Sustainable Development through Indigenous Knowledge and Entrepreneurship: From private Action to public good: How Can the Gulf Region Contribute to Sustainable Socio-economic Development in Africa? June 1-2, INSEAD Abu Dhabi campus, UAE. Integrating Scientific and Indigenous Knowledge: Towards a conceptual framework of the innovation process of Indigenous entrepreneurs- International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) conference, May 17-20, 2011 Edmonton, Canada. Changing the Present and Creating the Future through Indigenous Knowledge and Entrepreneurship- United States Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) conference Jan 13-16, 2011, Hilton Head, SC, US. The Impact of Ethics on Entrepreneurial Outcomes- 35th EFMD Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Small Business Conference, at IESE Business School, September 2005 Barcelona, Spain. Identifying and Assessing Business Opportunities-Nestlé Nutrition Duchess Club s Capacity Building workshop. March, Lagos, Nigeria. Publications Onwuegbuzie, H., & Ugwuanyi, I Experiential Learning Methods for Teaching Entrepreneurship with a Sustainability Mind-set. Book chapter in Kassel & Rimanoczy (Eds), Developing Sustainability Mind-set in Higher Education. Greenleaf. Forthcoming. Onwuegbuzie, H., 2017, The Role of the Diaspora in disseminating Indigenous Knowledge Entrepreneurship. Journal of International Business Research and Marketing. 4(2): Onwuegbuzie, H., 2017, Learning from the past: Entrepreneurship through apprenticeship for more successful outcomes. Advances in Economics and Business 5(5): Onwuegbuzie, H., & Ugwuanyi, I Doing good is good business: Embedding ethics in teaching entrepreneurship and business venturing. Book chapter in K. Ogunyemi (Ed.), Teaching ethics across the management curriculum: Contributing to a global paradigm shift (pp ). New York, US: Business Expert Press.

5 Onwuegbuzie, H.N 2016, A 21st Century Paradigm for Entrepreneurs and Policy Makers: Applying Modern Scientific Methods to Indigenous Innovation, in Joyce Liddle (ed.) New Perspectives on Research, Policy & Practice in Public Entrepreneurship (Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, Volume 6). Binkley, UK. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp Onwuegbuzie, H Indigenous knowledge as a global competitive advantage and a significant source of non-oil export revenues. The Case Centre : Lagos, Nigeria: Lagos Business School Onwuegbuzie, H.N. and Okupe A. 2016: Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Development: An opportunity for Africapitalism. Africapitalism, Entrepreneurs and Socio-Economic Development: Problems, Paradoxes and Possibilities. Routledge. (In press) Onwuegbuzie, H.N 2016, Building the next generation of African scholars and entrepreneurs, book chapter In Kazeroony, H. (Ed.). (2016). Sustainable Management Development in Africa: Building Capabilities to Serve African Organizations. New York, US. Routledge. pp.14 Onwuegbuzie, H.N 2014, Arco Petrochemicals: Climbing by Merit, Lagos Business School Case Collection Onwuegbuzie, H.N 2014, Slot Nigeria: Building a world class retail giant, Lagos Business School Case Collection Onwuegbuzie, H.N Revamping a family Business: Rosaab Industrial Designs. Lagos Business School Case collection. Onwuegbuzie, H.N 2014, Rob Ukropina: Success is Giving First. Lagos Business School Case Collection. Developing responsible leaders through entrepreneurship- Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Summit, September 25-26, Oke and Onwuegbuzie, Outsourcing, subcontracting-in and Radical innovativeness. Journal of Manufacturing and technology Management 24(4): Onwuegbuzie, H Madu-Growing from scratch: Indigenous entrepreneurship in Nigeria. In J. Hayton, C. Salvato, & M. J. Manimala (Eds.), Global Entrepreneurship: Case Studies of Entrepreneurial Firms Operating Around the World: : Routledge. (book chapter) Onwuegbuzie, H.N Chidi s Dilemma. Lagos Business School Case Collection. Onwuegbuzie, H.N John Tobi, Lagos Business School Case Collection. Onwuegbuzie, H.N Adomdza and Ogola, Nike Davies-Okundaye: Building a family social enterprise. Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies 2(8): 1-14 Technical/Teaching Notes Working papers Sustainable Development Strategy Using Indigenous Knowledge and Entrepreneurship. (Top ten on SSRN list as at May 25-27, and July 22nd, 2011) Changing the Present and Creating the Future through Indigenous knowledge and Entrepreneurship. (Top ten on SSRN list as at August 19, 2011, December 22, 2011) Integrating mainstream knowledge and indigenous knowledge: Towards an integrative model of the innovation process of indigenous entrepreneurs. Other case studies written (in use at LBS): Business Decisions in tough environments From Ocean and Oil to Unipetrol: Building through Acquisitions Platinum bank: Facing the Challenges of a Highly Competitive Industry Fountain Trust Bank: Transformation of a Conservative Bank Consulting engagements include: Association of Promotional Products Specialists of Nigeria (APPSON) First Investment Nigeria Ltd Moore Advice Advertising and Branding Company- Business restructuring and Management retreat State Government Home n You Interior Decorators Installations Ltd Executive Management/Board retreats handled include: Cornerstone Insurance Company Daily Trust Newspaper/Printing Company Dangote Group

6 Inlaks Computers Nigeria Ltd Board memberships: Novo Health Africa to date The African Forum in Brussels to date Quality Assurance and Research Development Agency of Nigeria to date Falcon Petroleum Oil and Gas Ltd to 2015 Installations Nigeria Ltd to date Professional Memberships Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), Point person for LBS) Impact Investing Policy Collaborative, 2012 to date Academy of Management, 2011 to date Humanistic Management Network International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD), 2011 to date United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship(USASBE) 2009 to date Certified Management Consultants Licence, August 23 rd Aug 23 rd 2018 Other Corporate Experience Banking, Oceanic Bank International, Nigeria Nov 1999 Apr 2001 o Corporate Banking: Responsible for managing and generating accounts of blue-chip companies and multinationals o Evaluating and processing of credit requests for blue chip companies Educational Cooperation Society (Women s Board)-NGO Feb Mar 1999 o Responsible for writing grant proposals and managing projects supporting the development of girls from disadvantaged backgrounds. Nigerian Export-Import Bank, Nigeria Aug Aug 1993 o Responsible for co-ordinating bank-wide payments to third parties and reconciliation of accounts. Volunteer Service & Social Responsibility US Embassy, budding entrepreneurs programme, September 9, 2017 Speaker at WimBiz CEO Roundtable: CEO Blind spots, 2016 Speaker at the Delta Afrique Impact your world Youth leadership Academy, Speaker at the Young Business Leaders of Nigeria s visit to the Lagos Business School, Lagos, Nigeria, Jury for the Access Bank Awards for 100 most impactful women in Nigeria and female Entrepreneur of the year award, 2015 Judge for EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Judge: MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge, Business plan Competition, 2015 National Mentor on the National entrepreneurship programme Youth enterprise with innovation in Nigeria (YouWin), (programme ended in 2015) Judge: Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), 2013 Member, Central Organizing Committee and Technical Sub-Committee, 18 th and 19th Nigerian Economic Summit (2012) - Nigerian Economic Summit Group. Seminar on Financial Management to the Catholic Women Organization Lagos, Nigeria, (2009) Seminar on Writing Winning Business plans to youths Mentoring start-ups and established entrepreneurs on a continuous basis. Several visits to orphanages and old people s home with friends (in Nigeria and while studying in Spain) Media Appearances: Seriously speaking discussion on government s proposed social protection policy-2015 Channels TV-Roundtable discussion on Diversification of the Nigerian economy, 2015 Channels TV-Roundtable discussion on Impact Investing and Inclusive growth, 2013, Classic FM Radio station: Discussion on Achieving Inclusive growth through Impact Investing, 2013 Several national newspaper interviews and appearances

7 Interests and Hobbies Languages Reading books on leadership, management and personal effectiveness, cooking, listening to music, watching films, travelling and shopping Fluent in English, Spanish and Ibo

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