Friday, August 23, 2019/03:52PM
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The Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has approved the appointment
of Mr. Henry Oroh as Executive Director of the bank. The appointment is
consistent with the Bank's tradition and succession strategy of grooming
leaders from within.
Also, the Board has approved the appointment of Dr. Al-Mujtaba Abubakar,
FCA., as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Both appointments are effective
September 1, 2019 and have been approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Profile of the New Directors
Henry Oroh FCA (MBA, B.Sc. Accounting)
Henry holds a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from the University of
Benin, Benin City and an MBA from the Lagos State University as well as LLB
Degree from the University of London. He is a Fellow of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and an honorary member of the Chartered
Institute of Bankers, Nigeria.
He has over two decades of Banking Industry experience. He began his
banking career in 1992 at Citibank where he served for seven (7) years in
Operations, Treasury and Marketing.
He joined Zenith Bank in February 1999 and has worked in various Groups
and Departments within the Zenith Group Office. His expertise spans Operations,
IT, Treasury, Marketing, including the Manufacturing, Food and Beverages,
pharmaceuticals, Oil and Gas, Public Sector, Consumer as well as Corporate
Banking and Business Development.
In April 2012, he was seconded to Zenith Bank Ghana Limited as an
Executive Director and became the Managing Director/Chief Executive in February
2016 where he successfully spearheaded the phenomenal growth of the Zenith
Brand both within the Ghana market and the West African Sub region.
Henry has attended several Leadership programmes and Executive
Management Courses at The Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School New
York, University of Chicago, USA, University of Pennsylvania, HEC Paris, JP
Morgan Chase UK and the Lagos Business School.
He comes to the board of Zenith Bank Plc with strong competencies in
Credit & Marketing, Operations, Information Technology, Treasury and impressive
Leadership skills.
Dr. Al-Mujtaba Abubakar FCA
Dr. Al-Mujtaba Abubakar is currently the Managing Director of Apt
Pensions Funds Managers Limited.
He is a graduate of the Leeds Polytechnic UK. He is a renowned Chartered
Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
(FCA).
Dr. Abubakar has extensive and tremendous experience in the Financial
Services Industry, Audit and Consulting.
He had worked with the firm of Akintola Williams Deloitte between
January 2000 and November 2008 and rose to become the Partner and Board Member
of West Africa Sub region. Prior to this, he had served on the Board of several
Financial Institutions in Nigeria.
He has attended several Management and Leadership training programmes
and conferences both within and outside the country.
He brings to the board of the Bank tremendous track record in Risk
Management, Credit & Marketing, Auditing and very outstanding Leadership
skills.
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