Dr. Obiora Madu
Moov Logistics News is pleased to announce that beginning from Monday, October 30, 2017 readers will be treated weekly with the insightful, scholarly and professional contributions of the renowned Dr. Obiora Madu (Mr. Export), the quintessential ‘logistician’ and export expert.
Dr. Madu will be writing on a wide range of issues on the broad subjects of logistics and supply-chain, which are the bedrock of Moov Logistics News publications. His teachings and publications have been widely acclaimed and found very useful by professionals in the logistics and supply-chain sector, scholars, banking and finance, business professionals, international business organizations and chambers of commerce.
He has delivered insightful lectures at conferences and seminars inside and outside Nigeria on varied professional topics.
Who is Dr. Obiora Madu?
Dr. Obiora Madu, holds a Doctorate degree in Business Administration (DBA) from SMC University Switzerland and was a recipient of the 2014 National Productivity Order of Merit Award (NPOM), from the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Dr. Madu has over 33 years of related working experience with international corporate exposure in international trade, customs and maritime as well as transport and logistics/supply chain management.
His experience in training and capacity building cuts across all the industries as has been shown in activities too many to list. He has experience working with international agencies like International Trade Centre in Geneva, The US Commercial Service, USAID, and African Development Bank amongst others.
He is also an adjunct lecturer at the Centre for Logistics and Transport University of Port-Harcourt Nigeria and a Certified International Trade Educator from the International Import-Export Institute Arizona USA.
Dr. Madu is a board member of the BEST Unit of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A fellow of several institutes, including Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Institute of Export of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Ghana and Certified Institute of Warehousing.
He is also a member of the Institute of Freight Forwarders of Nigeria and Institute of Logistics Management. A member of the Governing Council of NASME; member of International Association of Trade Training Organisation and Vice President of the Association of Outsourcing Professionals of Nigeria.
Dr. Obiora Madu is the author of Seven Books: Exporting – Frequently Asked Questions and Export Value Chain Financing; Agro Commodity Export Guide; Getting Paid in International Trade; Managing Import Logistics – (Procedures & Documentation); Warehousing & Inventory Management; Fundamentals of Logistics & Supply Chain Management and Dynamics of Logistics Infrastructure on Nigeria’s Export Competitiveness.
