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UBA Appoints Alawuba GMD, Others

August 07, (THEWILL) – To position the UBA Group for its next phase of growth and to continue to deliver that strategic intent, Mr Oliver Alawuba has been appointed as Group Managing Director.

Alawuba joined UBA in 1997 and has held a series of senior positions, such as the CEO of UBA Ghana, the CEO of UBA, Africa and most recently, as Group Deputy Managing Dir

Also Mr Muyiwa Akinyemi has been appointed as Group Deputy Managing Director and he will oversee UBA’s entire business in southern Nigeria and continue to provide GAM leadership groupwide.

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Muyiwa joined UBA in 1998 as a Senior Banking Officer in UBA’s Energy Bank. He has served the Group in Nigeria and our broader Africa network for 24 years.

Emem Usoro is now UBA’s Executive Director, Nigeria North. Emem joined the Group in 2011 and has served in a series of senior regional appointments across Nigeria, covering the retail, corporate and public sectors.

In the same vein, Sola Yomi-Ajayi has been made Executive Director, Treasury and International Banking.

Sola has been with the Group since 2004 and he has considerable international experience, culminating in her appointment as CEO of UBA America.

Alex Alozie is now, Executive Director/Group Chief Operating Officer.

Alex joined the Group in 2019 as a Deputy General Manager, and has driven the its digital transformation and operational efficiencies.

Others are Ugochukwu Nwaghodoh as Executive Director, Risk and Finance; Sampson Aneke – Group General Manager – Retail, Digital and Transaction Banking.

Sampson joined the Group in 2019. He was responsible for SME banking across the Group’s African network. Most recently, he was in charge of the Group’s business in Lagos and southern Nigeria.

Sanusi Mudasiru was equally appointed as Chief Compliance Officer (Audit and Compliance).

According to the management, the appointment for the Executive Director, UBA Africa will be announced on January 1, 2023.

“In the meantime, the following will continue to provide leadership for some regions, including: Abiola Bawuah – Regional CEO, West Africa; Amie Sow – Regional CEO, CEMAC; Ebele Ogbue – Regional CEO, East and Southern Africa

“All appointments are with effect from August 01, 2022 and subject to regulatory approvals”, the bank stated.

Subject to regulatory approval, UBA will be implementing a separate holdco management structure, charged with implementing the bank’s financial services group strategy.

These senior executives that will be introduced into the holdco structure, include Kennedy Uzoka – Outgoing Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer; Chiugo Ndubisi – Outgoing Executive Director, Treasury & Financial Services; Uche Ike – Outgoing Executive Director/Group Chief Risk Officer; Chukwuma Nweke – Outgoing Executive Director/Group Chief Operating Officer and Ibrahim Puri – Outgoing Executive Director, North Bank.

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