Teju Ajani is the Managing Director (Nigeria) for Apple Inc.[1] She is the company's first Africa top-executive employee for its first office on the continent,[2] and the first woman in that role.[3] She is a Nigerian technology expert with work experience at BEA Systems, VMware, Oracle, and Google[4] and is recognized as one of the most influential women by various organizations,[5][6] frequently featured speaker across technology and media circles.[7]
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Education and career
Ajani acquired a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Economic[8] from the University of Ilorin in Kwara state, North Central Nigeria and a Master of Science in Science Engineering (MSSE) from Golden Gate University in San Francisco.[8] She also has various certificates in Startup Management from Stanford University and Practical Product Management from Pragmatic Marketing respectively.[8]
Ajani started her career as a software engineer in 2000 at Vovida network in California[9] which was subsequently bought out by Cisco. In 2001 she joined BEA systems as a Developer Relations Engineer and became a systems engineer in 2004[8] From 2007 to 2011 she worked as a senior customer programs manager at VMware.[8] In 2011, she worked as a principal product manager at Oracle before joining Google in 2012 as its business development manager in Nigeria.[8] In 2014, she joined YouTube as its head of content partnerships for Sub-Saharan Africa.[10] In 2018 she worked as a country manager for Android partnerships for Google.[8] She was appointed managing director of Apple in Nigeria in 2021.
References
- ^ Ajumobi, Kemi (12 March 2021). "Teju Ajani, Managing Director, Nigeria at Apple". Businessday NG. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Larnyoh, Magdalene Teiko (11 March 2021). "Teju Ajani appointed Managing Director for Apple in Nigeria". Business Insider Africa. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Ndupu, Onyinye. "Teju Ajani: Six inspiring facts about the global tech buff making Nigeria proud". NigeriaAbroad.com. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Take advantage of YouTube, Ajani tells content creators - ITPulse.com.ng". itpulse.com.ng. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ x%F&Lz9l0Gr@ (16 October 2021). "Top 50 Women in Corporate Africa Revealed after Data-Driven Research - Africa.com". www.africa.com. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Top 50 Women in Corporate Africa Revealed after Data-Driven Research". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Ndungidi, Patrick (10 March 2021). "Teju Ajani nommée Directrice générale d'Apple au Nigeria". African Shapers (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Hire, Signal (20 February 2023). "Teju Ajani's email and phone". Hire Signal.
- ^ "Meet Teju Ajani, First-ever Apple Managing Director for Nigeria". 10 March 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Tech Women Lagos". Retrieved 20 February 2023.