UBA Appoints Uzoka Group Managing Director
Wed Mar 02, 2016 09:54:am Business
2.2K By sosa hills
The board of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), yesterday announced the appointment of Mr. Kennedy Uzoka as its new Group Managing Director with effect from August 1st, 2016, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Uzoka is to succeed Mr. Phillips Oduoza who retires on July 31, 2016, after two terms of leading the UBA Group. The bank also announced the appointment of Mr. Victor Osadolor as Deputy GMD. He replaces Uzoka.
Kennedy Uzoka has most recently been leading the transformation of the bank, after returning from completing the Advanced Management Programme of Harvard Business School.
He has over two and half decades of experience in commercial banking, strategy and business transformation. Prior to his sabbatical at Harvard, Uzoka served as Deputy Managing Director, UBA group and was also the CEO of UBA Africa, responsible for the Group's operations in 18 countries across Africa.
Uzoka is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from University of Benin and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from University of Lagos.
The new Deputy Managing Director, UBA Group, Victor Osadolor brings a strong finance and risk background, having previously served as the Executive Director, Risk and Finance at UBA. Osadolor also held the position of Chief Strategy Officer at Ecobank Transnational Incorporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Accountants of Nigeria. He also holds the Advanced Management Programme Certificate from the Harvard Business School.
The Chairman of UBA Group Mr. Tony Elumelu in his comment said: "Kennedy brings an extremely strong skill set and is ideally positioned to lead UBA in its next phase of growth. His most recent experience of managing the group's increasingly important African business, is particularly relevant, as we all work to build one of the leading financial services franchises in Africa.
Uzoka is to succeed Mr. Phillips Oduoza who retires on July 31, 2016, after two terms of leading the UBA Group. The bank also announced the appointment of Mr. Victor Osadolor as Deputy GMD. He replaces Uzoka.
Kennedy Uzoka has most recently been leading the transformation of the bank, after returning from completing the Advanced Management Programme of Harvard Business School.
He has over two and half decades of experience in commercial banking, strategy and business transformation. Prior to his sabbatical at Harvard, Uzoka served as Deputy Managing Director, UBA group and was also the CEO of UBA Africa, responsible for the Group's operations in 18 countries across Africa.
Uzoka is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from University of Benin and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from University of Lagos.
The new Deputy Managing Director, UBA Group, Victor Osadolor brings a strong finance and risk background, having previously served as the Executive Director, Risk and Finance at UBA. Osadolor also held the position of Chief Strategy Officer at Ecobank Transnational Incorporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Accountants of Nigeria. He also holds the Advanced Management Programme Certificate from the Harvard Business School.
The Chairman of UBA Group Mr. Tony Elumelu in his comment said: "Kennedy brings an extremely strong skill set and is ideally positioned to lead UBA in its next phase of growth. His most recent experience of managing the group's increasingly important African business, is particularly relevant, as we all work to build one of the leading financial services franchises in Africa.
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