Nigeria

Obafunke Alade-Adeyefajoined the Board of Union Bank in April, 2017 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Mrs. Alade-Adeyefa started her career as an accountant with Peat, Marwick, Ani, Ogunde & Co. before joining the banking industry where she worked for 10 years in different capacities and then moved on to Texaco Overseas (Nigeria) Petroleum Unlimited as… read more »

Oyinkansade Adewalewas appointed to the board of Union Bank in September 2012 as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director. Oyinkansade Adewale is a seasoned chartered accountant and financial controller with 36 years of experience in the financial and banking sectors. She is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has held several… read more »

Emeka Emuwa was appointed to the board of Union Bank as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Group Managing Director in November 2012. Emeka Emuwa joined Union Bank after 25 years at Citibank where he rose through the ranks from Management Associate in 1986 to Managing Director, Citibank Nigeria Ltd, and Citi Country Officer, Nigeria…. read more »

Cyril Akporuere Odu joined the Board of Directors of Union Bank in 2012 and was appointed Chairman of the Board of the bank in November 2015. Prior to his appointment as Chairman, Mr. Odu was the Chairman of the Bank’s Risk Management Committee and served as a member of the Finance and General Purpose and… read more »

Obafemi Adedamola Otudeko is an Executive Director with the Honeywell Group., He leads Group Corporate Development and is responsible for the comprehensive transformation of the Group into a world class admired company. At PricewaterhouseCoopers, he led and managed various audit and consultancy engagements for major banks and non-bank financial institutions in Nigeria as well as… read more »

Ibrahim Dahiru Waziri was appointed to the Board of the Bank in 2011. Ibrahim Dahiru Waziri has over 35 years’ professional experience in Public service, banking and oil and gas businesses. His work experience includes: Member of the Federal House of Representatives, Financial Analyst and Manager, International Merchant Bank Limited; Group Executive Director at the… read more »

Tunde Hassan-Odukale is an Executive Director of Leadway Assurance Company Limited. His executive management experience spans over 21 years and includes Asset Management, Finance, IT and Life Insurance Operations. He has a keen disposition to evaluating proposals as well as forming IT strategy and direction which are beneficial to the Bank’s Board. Tunde Hassan-Odukale also… read more »

Alhaji Lawal Kankia Ibrahim is an astute development banker, a strategic transformation manager and his working career spans the Nigerian Bank for Commerce and Industry and New Nigeria Development Bank Limited, Kaduna, where he rose through the ranks to become the Acting Group Managing Director. Ibrahim was a Director in over 15 companies spread across… read more »

Urum Kalu (UK) Eke assumed office as Group Managing Director, FBN Holdings Plc on January 1, 2016. He joined the Board of First Bank of Nigeria Limited in 2011 as Executive Director, Public Sector South and until his appointment as GMD of FBN Holdings was Executive Director, South at FirstBank. UK Eke is a seasoned… read more »

Dr. (Mrs) Ijeoma E. Jidenma a notable Human Resources & Organisational Development professional and Management Consultant, she holds a PhD in Psychology with specialisation in Psychometrics from University of Lagos. She is the Chief Executive of Leading Edge Consulting and has consulted widely for organisations across diverse sectors of the economy, including the financial services… read more »

Olosola A. Oworu, Board Member, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Honourable Commissioner for Commerce & Industry in Lagos State from 2011 to 2015, and Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Commerce & Industry from 2007 to 2011. Olusola has played major roles in improving the economy of Lagos State. She spearheaded the… read more »

Lateef Akande Bakare (LAB) joined the Board of FirstBank in February 2017. He brings to the Board 41years’ post-qualification professional work experience from both private and public sectors. He is a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria… read more »

Dr Remi O. Oni is the Executive Director, Corporate Banking. Until his appointment on April 15, 2016, he was Executive Director, Corporate & Institutional Banking, Nigeria and West Africa at Standard Chartered Bank. He also had concurrent primary responsibilities for the International Corporates Client Segment business for Standard Chartered Bank in West Africa. Prior to… read more »

Abdullahi Ibrahim was appointed Executive Director, Public Sector in 2018. Prior to this appointment he was Executive Director, Retail Banking, North. He was previously Group Executive, Retail Banking North from 2016 to 2017 and from 2012 to 2015 respectively. He had also served as Group Executive, Technology and Services between 2015 and 2016, overseeing the… read more »

Gbenga Francis Shobo is the Deputy Managing Director of First Bank of Nigeria Limited. He joined the Board of the Bank in 2012. Prior to his appointment as Deputy Managing Director, he was the Executive Director overseeing the Retail Banking/Public Sector businesses in the Lagos & West Directorate and was hitherto the Executive Director overseeing… read more »