
Stella Fubara M.CIoD
CEO/Board Director/Paul Harris Fellow/Forbes 2022 People To watch
The move
MoveNEOM → Fura Collective
TitleHead of Trade → Chief Executive Officer
LocationDubai → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE8.8
Total experience26.0 years
Career arc
- Chief Executive OfficerNov 2025 — Present
Fura Collective· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Head of TradeSep 2023 — Dec 2023
NEOM· Full-time - MemberMar 2022 — Present
Kilali Tribe· Full-time
- GAIA Africa AmbassadorJul 2021 — Present
GAIA AFRICA· Full-time
- Regional Director International Operations - AfricaJun 2015 — Sep 2023
Dubai Economy and Tourism· Dubai
- Chief Marketing & Product Dev OfficerOct 2013 — Jun 2015
Wakanow.com Ltd· Lagos, Nigeria
- Director, Operational Finance & CompensationJan 2007 — Mar 2013
Wyndham Vacation Ownership
- Director of OperationsJan 2007 — Nov 2008
Wyndham Vacation Resorts
- Finance ManagerJul 2005 — Feb 2007
Walt Disney World
- Project ManagerOct 2003 — Jul 2005
Walt Disney World
- Sr. Project Controller2001 — 2003
Deloitte Consulting - Financial Portfolio Manager1999 — 2001
Owens Corning
Education
- Liberty UniversityDoctor's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support ServicesAug 2022 — Sep 2026
- The Ohio State UniversityMay 1988 — Jan 1991
- Federal Government Girls College, Abuloma, Rivers StateHigh School Diploma1981 — 1984
- Federal Government College, Enugu1977 — 1981
- Rivers State University of Science and Technology· Electrical Engineering1984 — 1987
- Franklin UniversityB.Sc · Business Management1991 — 1992
- Franklin UniversityMBA · Finance1995 — 1997
Languages
- Igbo