Two new directors join the board of Zenith Bank
The Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Henry Oroh as Executive Director and Dr. Al-Mujtaba Abubakar, as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
The appointment was made known in a statement adding that the appointments were in line with the bank’s tradition and succession strategy of grooming leaders from within.
It was also confirmed that the appointments would be effective September 1, 2019 and had been approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Mr. Oroh joins the board of Zenith Bank Plc with strong competencies in Credit & Marketing, Operations, Information Technology, Treasury and impressive Leadership skills.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Benin, Benin 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 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.
Mr. Oroh has attended several Leadership programmes and Executive Management Courses at the Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School New York, University of Chicago, USA, Univeristy of Pennsylvania, HEC Paris, JP Morgan Chase UI< and the Lagos Business School.
Besides, Dr 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).
He 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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