British-Nigerian Yekemi Otaru Elected University Of West Scotland Chancellor

• She will formally take up the role at the University of the West Scotland on September 1, 2021

Nigerian-born Yekemi Otaru has been elected Chancellor of the University of West Scotland.

The new Chancellor is an inspirational entrepreneur renowned for her passionate commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and also the first woman of colour to occupy the prestigious position.

Yekemi Otaru is also a tireless supporter of women in business and an active mentor of business owners in the world’s poorest countries.

She will officially take up the role at the University of the West Scotland on September 1, 2021 and will succeed Dame Elish Angiolini.

“Yekemi holds four degrees and has considerable industrial experience in Engineering and Marketing. She is Co-Founder and Executive Director at Doqaru Limited, a prominent Aberdeen-based sales and marketing consultancy.

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“Yekemi is also a board member of Interface, which connects a wide range of organisations from national and international industries to Scotland’s universities, research institutes and colleges, matching them with world-leading academic expertise to help them grow. A bestselling author and social media expert, Yekemi is also known for her innovative use of platforms such as Linkedin.

“As Chancellor, Yekemi will hold formal powers to confer degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and will represent UWS at key events as an advocate and dignitary,” a statement by the University said.

In her acceptance remarks, Yekemi said, “I am honoured to have been appointed Chancellor-elect of University of the West Scotland, following in the footsteps of a remarkable individual in Dame Elish Angiolini.

“We are all living through challenging times, and higher education plays a vital role in society and for our economy. I eagerly look forward to being part of the university, as it continues to carry out world-class research an Knowledge transfer initiatives such as in the area of healthcare and sports science.”

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