Hon. Stella Erhuvwu Okotete is currently the Executive Director, Business Development of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) as appointed by His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on April 20, 2017. Overtime, she initiated products such as the ‘Women and Youth Export Facility’ as well as the ‘Small and Medium Export Enterprise Facility’, referenced to the Export Development Fund.
Hon. Stella is the Co-Founder E ’Girls Right Foundation and an alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School Certificate Program for Emerging Leaders and the Lagos Business School’s (Pan-Atlantic University) Enterprise Development Centre program in Entrepreneurial Management.
Hon. Stella has a rich mix of professional experience in both the public and private sectors. Between 2011 and 2015, she was a focal person for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Delta State. Prior to her appointment as Special Adviser (SA) MDG’s in Delta State, Hon. Stella had a brief stint in politics, having served as an elected Councilor in Ughelli-North Local Government Area. She is keenly involved in volunteer work and has worked with Internally Displaced Persons at IDP Camps in Ughelli, Maiduguri and Abuja.
Stella continues to develop sustainable growth initiatives for the nation’s non-oil export sector and remains steadfast in championing and advocating for the rights of the girl-child. She is a mother, a humanitarian and an ardent supporter of good governance.
