Zenith Bank PLC has announced the appointment of Dr Adaora Umeoji as its Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 1.
This was disclosed in information sent to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) by the bank’s Company Secretary, Mr Michael Otu.
The company secretary ,said the appointment was subject to the approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
He added that umeoji will take over from Dr Ebenezer Onyeagwu, the current bank’s Group Managing Director, whose five-year term expires on May 31.
Oti noted that Umeoji would be the first female GMD/CEO since the inception of the bank.
Prior to the appointment, Umeoji had been the Deputy Managing Director of the bank since October 28, 2016, with close to 30 years’ cognate banking experience of which 26 years had been with Zenith Bank.
Umeoji is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School where she attended the Advanced Management Program (AMP) and an alumnus of Columbia Business School with a Certificate in the Global Banking Programme.
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