Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu
- Occupation
- Customer Service Manager, Brand And Marketing Communications Manager, Strategic Marketing Manager, Brand Manager, Regional Director, Head Of Content Acquisition
- Alma Mater
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Institute of Direct Marketing (UK)
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EARLY LIFE
Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu aspired to be a news anchor as a child. After competing in a beauty pageant at 17, she studied political science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, giving up dreams of studying international relations and becoming a diplomat. She graduated in 1992.
CAREER
A few years after graduating in 1992, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu began working for the marketing agency Tequila Nigeria as a customer service manager. She then studied direct marketing at the Institute of Direct Marketing in the UK, where she obtained a postgraduate degree. She worked as Brand and Marketing Communications Manager at Airtel Nigeria, Strategic Marketing Manager (COLAS portfolio and STILLS portfolio) at Coca-Cola Nigeria, and Brand Manager at British American Tobacco Nigeria. Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu joined pay-TV broadcaster M-Net Africa in 2012 as regional director for West Africa, in charge of strategic planning, marketing, and operations, becoming the first personality to hold this position. In 2014, she became M-Net’s regional director of operations in West Africa, based in Lagos, Nigeria. She managed M-Net’s various channels, including Africa Magic Showcase, Africa Magic Family, Africa Magic Epic, Africa Magic Urban, Africa Magic World, and three national language channels – Africa Magic Hausa, Africa Magic Yoruba, and Africa Magic Igbo. She spearheaded the launch of Africa Magic Igbo and Africa Magic’s Viewers Choice Awards, and content development initiatives like Africa Magic GO and the Africa Magic Original Films project. In 2021, she was named Head of Content Acquisition for Amazon Prime in Africa, responsible for defining and executing content strategy for Prime Video in sub-Saharan Africa, overseeing content licensing/commissioning, and building content acquisition pipelines for local and US/Hollywood content.
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Box Office
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The Herd
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