Chinyere Angela Onyemenam, a legal practitioner, accredited mediator, negotiator, peacemaker and arbitrator, graduated in 1987 from the University of Nigeria and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988.
Chinyere started her career in the banking industry before her foray into legal practice. She later joined National Oil and Chemical Marketing PLC as the Assistant Company Secretary in 1991.
She was elected as an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, London in 1999 and acquired a Masters in Business Administration in the same year.
Chinyere left National Oil in 1999 after having served in different capacities including the legal and human resources departments of the company to become the Corporate Services Director at Bridgeways Global Projects Limited, a company with a wide portfolio in Real Estate Development, Project and Facility Management, and Manufacturing.
Chinyere is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC), a Member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and a member of the Panel of Neutrals of the Lagos Multi Door Courthouse, the Lagos Court of Arbitration and the Federal High Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre. She has been in active mediation practice mediating a wide range of disputes including banking, oil and gas, real estate, contract, insurance, libel, restorative justice, aviation and family disputes. She has been a resource person, facilitator and capacity builder for the ICMC, the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators, the Dispute Resolution Centre of Abuja Chamber of Commerce, the Mediation Training Institute Nigeria and West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP).
Coupled with her experience in corporate governance and human resource development and management, Chinyere has had a number of successful entrepreneurial ventures, which have given her a rather broad spectrum of experience in diverse fields necessary for effective dispute resolution.
