Ijeoma Ubosi is a highly accomplished retail magnate, seasoned entrepreneur, and a definitive pioneer in Nigeria’s luxury lifestyle retail sector. She is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kontessa Group, an iconic multi-city fashion retail powerhouse that has quietly shaped the landscape of premium accessories and apparel in Nigeria for over 26 years.
Ijeoma’s non-linear path into fashion began with a stellar academic foundation; she graduated with a First-Class degree in Pharmacy from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom.
Recognizing a distinct void in the Nigerian market for accessible, high-caliber global fashion and footwear, she transitioned her analytical rigor into the retail industry. In 1999, she launched Kontessa from the trunk of her car.
Through sheer strategy and an uncompromising standard of curation, she institutionalized the brand, opening its flagship Victoria Island storefront in 2000. Under her visionary leadership, Kontessa has scaled into a multi-branch empire spanning key commercial cities including Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Warri.