| Martina Chukwuma-Ezike | |
| Occupation: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Birth Date: | birth year and age 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Nigeria |
| Spouse: | Uchenna Chukwuma-Ezike |
| Alma Mater: | University of Calabar (BSc) University of Aberdeen (MBA) |
Martina Chukwuma-Ezike (born 1981) is the founder and CEO of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation, Scotland’s only dedicated asthma charity.[1] In 2021, she was elected as the Rector of the University of Aberdeen, the first black person to hold the position.[2] She was installed as Rector in 2022.[3]
Martina Chukwuma-Ezike was born in Nigeria in 1981 and grew up in Cross River State.[4] She first completed a diploma at the University of Calabar in Social Works, from 1999 to 2001, going on to study for a degree in Sociology in 2002, graduating in 2005 with a B.Sc.[5]
After briefly working for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, in 2008 she moved to the United Kingdom, where the following year she attained an MBA from the University of Aberdeen.[6]
Suffering from a severe form of asthma,[7] known as brittle asthma, which made studying difficult for her, Chukwuma-Ezike noticed the lack of suitable support available in the Northeast of Britain, which led to her decision to found a charity separate from Asthma UK in 2009 – Asthma and Allergy Foundation, Scotland's only asthma charity,[8] of which she is chief executive.[9]
In 2021, Chukwuma-Ezike was elected rector of the University of Aberdeen, taking over from Maggie Chapman,[10] and becoming the first person of colour to hold the post.