Zenith Bank appoints Adaora, Onyeagwu new Deputy Managing Directors

Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Ms Adaora Umeoji and Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu has new Deputy Managing Directors pending the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approval.

Mr. Ahmed Umar Shuaib also named as Executive Director of the bank.

This was revealed in a statement signed by the Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc, Peter Amangbo sent to the investing public through the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Lagos today. According to him, “the meeting of the board of directors of Bank held on October 19, 2016 2016, Ms Adaora Umeoji (Executive Director) and Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu (Executive Director) of the bank respectively were appointed Deputy Directors of the bank, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The board also approved the appointment of Mr. Ahmed Umar Shuaib as Executive Director.”

Prior to her current appointment, Adaora Umeoji was the executive director in charge of the Business Group in Abuja and the Northern Zone of the bank.

She holds a Bachelor Degree in Sociology and MBA in Business Administration. Adaora has over twenty years cognate banking industry and a very broad executive management experience spanning credit and marketing, treasury operations, branch management and human resources.

She has attended several executive management programs including the Harvard Business School and Wharton Business School amongst others.

She is a member of several provisional bodies including the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) and Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).

In his own, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu was until his current appointment the Executive Director in charge of Institutional Banking Group and equally supervised other strategic business Groups and Zones in the bank.

Mr. Onyeagwu has 24 years cognate banking industry experience which spans Branch operations, Credit and Marketing, Internal Control and Institutional Banking.

Mr. Onyeagwu is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (FCA) and has attended several executive management programmes including Wharton Business, Columbus Business School and Harvard Business School amongst others.

Umar Shuaib Ahmed- Executive Director Until his appointments as an executive director, Umar was the general manager in charge of Abuja Zone.

His banking career spans over 23 years covering branch operations, branch management and credit and marketing.

Umar is a fellow of Nigerian Institute of Loan and Risk Management. Honorary Senior Member, Chartered Institute of Bankers and Member, Nigerian Institute of Management. He has attended numerours executive programmes both within and outside the country, including Strategic Business course at the London Business School and Harvard Business School, USA.

The appointments have been approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria.