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UBA gets Africa’s first female CEO
The United Bank for Africa Plc has appointed Ghanaian Ms Abiola Bawuah as its new Chief Executive Officer for Africa.
According to a statement, Bawuah will oversee the bank’s operations across Africa, with the exception of Nigeria.
She is the first female CEO of UBA Africa and her appointment demonstrates the bank’s commitment to diversity.
Bawuah’s appointment brings the number of female directors in the UBA Group to eight, reports Nairametry say.
Prior to being appointed CEO of the bank for Africa, Bawuah was UBA’s regional CEO for West Africa and led operations in nine subsidiaries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone . She had too served as CEO of UBA Ghana.
Commenting on Bawuah’s appointment, UBA Group Chairman of the Board Mr Tony Elumelu said: “Abiola has contributed significantly to the growth of UBA Africa for nearly a decade. She brings a wealth of experience in commercial banking and stakeholder engagement. I am also very pleased that with her appointment, the UBA Group Board has now become a majority female board.”
The bank also announced other appointments of key executives within the group.
The appointments include: UBA West Africa Regional CEO Chris Ofikulu; Deputy General Manager of UBA Ghana, Uzoechina Molokwu; Director/CEO UBA Liberia, Ayokunle Olajubu; CEO of UBA UK, Theresa Henshaw; Deputy CEO at UBA America, Usman Isiaka; and Group Treasurer, Adeyemi Adeleke, all appointments subject to their various local regulatory approvals.