Bella Disu

Belinda "Bella" Olubunmi Disu (née Adenuga, born May 29, 1986) is a Nigerian business executive.^[1][2]

Bella Disu OAL
Born	Belinda Ajoke Olubunmi Adenuga (1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 (age 39)
Nationality	Nigerian
Alma mater	Vivian Fowler Northeastern University
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Jameel Disu
Parents	Mike Adenuga (father) Emelia Adefolake Marquis[1] (mother)

Early life and education

Bella Disu was born to Emelia Adefolake Marquis and Mike Adenuga Jr., a business magnate who founded Globacom.^[3] Through her father, she is a granddaughter of the Nigerian aristocrat Princess Juliana Oyindamola Adenuga of Ijebu.^[4]

She attended Corona School in Victoria Island and later enrolled at Queen's College. In 1998, she transferred to Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls.^[5] Disu holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and a Master of Science in Leadership from Northeastern University, Boston.^[6]

Career

In 2004, Disu joined Globacom and is executive vice chairman of the company.^[7][8] She played a key role in projects like the Glo-1 submarine fibre-optic cable and various business expansions across strategic units such as Glo Mobile and Glo Broad Access.^[9] She is the chairman of Abumet Nigeria, a glass and aluminum manufacturing company, and a non-executive director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, a construction company.^[10][11]

Since 2011, Bella Disu has been CEO of Cobblestone Properties and Estates, building notable projects in Lagos, including luxury homes, shopping malls, and cultural landmarks like the Alliance Française Mike Adenuga Centre in Lagos commissioned by President of France Emmanuel Macron.^[12] She was awarded the Chevalier dans ‘l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2019 by the French State Secretary for Education and Youth, Ministry, Gabriel Attal, for her remarkable support for the sustenance and growth of the French culture.^[13][14]

In 2024,Disu founded the SheGlows Programme^[15] to nurture female leaders within Globacom and established the Bella Disu Foundation, which supports education, health, and disaster relief efforts in underserved communities. She is recognized as a transformative leader and has appeared in the prestigious Choiseul 100 Africa ranking as a shaper of the continent’s economic development

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Personal life

In April 2010, she married Jameel Disu, a venture capitalist, with whom she has three children.^[7]