Diamond Bank CEO appointed into BoT of Women's World Banking
Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Bank PLC of Nigeria Mr. Uzoma Dozie, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of global nonprofit Women’s World Banking. He joins a group of global leaders advising Women’s World Banking in its mission to ensure women and girls have access to the financial tools and resources they require to achieve security and prosperity.
Since 2012, Diamond Bank PLC began partnering with Women’s World Banking to develop financial products for women. over 7million financially excluded women are said to have been brought into the financial space through the collaborative efforts of both organisations.
“Uzoma and his team at Diamond Bank are valued partners for Women’s World Banking in their mission to serve low-income women with innovative financial products. Through this partnership, Uzoma has already become a close ally and advisor to Women’s World Banking’s work,” said Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO of Women’s World Banking.
“I’m excited to have been accepted to join the board of Women’s World Banking. In a short space of time, we have collaborated together in the financial inclusion space to bring more than 7 million financially excluded customers into the formal space,” said Mr. Dozie. “I know, through the economic empowerment of women, we can make a positive difference to the global socioeconomic development.”
Mr. Dozie joins the Board along with three other new members: Ms. Ineke Bussemaker, CEO and Managing Director of National Microfinance Bank PLC (NMB) of Tanzania; Dr. Frannie Léautier, Senior Vice-President of the African Development Bank in Côte d’Ivoire; and Dr. Michael Useem, Professor of Management and Director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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