THE NEW ZENITH BANK CEO, DR ADAORA UMEOJI
BUSINESS - Posted on: 19th Mar. 2024 at 8:57PM
It seems it is no longer a man’s world. Women are taking over critical sectors of the economy and the corporate world.
On Tuesday, Zenith Bank Plc announced the appointment of Dr. Adaora Umeoji as its new Group Managing Director and CEO. This makes Umeoji the first female to assume the position of a GMD of the bank. According to a statement signed by the Company Secretary, Michael Otu, her appointment takes effect June 1, 2024. the current GMD is Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, whose tenure expires on May 31.
Dr Adaora Umeoji is 55 year old with nearly thirty years of banking experience, twenty-six of which has been with Zenith Bank. She has served as the deputy-managing director of the bank since in October 2016.
Her Educational background has been the talk of town since her announcement, top of which is being an alumnus of the prestigious Harvard Business School, where she completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP). She also obtained a Certificate in the Global Banking Program from the Columbia Business School. Prior to these, she had studied in the University of Jos, Plateau State with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. Her next achievement after that was a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and a First-Class Honors in Law from Baze University, Abuja. She also holds a Master of Law degree from the University Of Sanford, United Kingdom, a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Calabar; and a doctorate in Business Administration from Apollos University, USA.
In addition, she has a Certificate in Economics for Business from MIT Sloan School of Management, USA, and was part of an executive program in Strategic Management and Leading Global Business at Harvard Business School, USA.
Adaora Umeoji is a Fellow of the Chartered Banker Institute in the United Kingdom, the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Management, the Institute of Credit Administration, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Nigeria, the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators, and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria.
Adaora is also a woman of Honours and Awards. Federal Government of Nigeria in 2022, awarded her the Officer of the Order of the Niger. She is a recognized Peace Advocate of the United Nations (UN-POLAC). And in 2023, she received the Humanitarian Service Icon Award from the Sun Newspaper, in honor of her philanthropic efforts.
This is indeed a milestone for a woman who started her career from the base and rose to the peak of a highly competitive position of the bank. She now sits at the zenith of Zenith Bank.
The task ahead is huge, but if any man could do it, she will.
It seems it is no longer a man’s world. Women are taking over critical sectors of the economy and the corporate world.On Tuesday, Zenith Bank Plc announced the appointment of Dr. Adaora Umeoji as its new Group Managing Director and CEO. This makes Umeoji the first female to assume the position of a GMD of the bank. According to a statement signed by the Company Secretary, Michael Otu, her appointment takes effect June 1, 2024. the current GMD is Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, whose tenure expires on May 31.
Dr Adaora Umeoji is 55 year old with nearly thirty years of banking experience, twenty-six of which has been with Zenith Bank. She has served as the deputy-managing director of the bank since in October 2016.
Her Educational background has been the talk of town since her announcement, top of which is being an alumnus of the prestigious Harvard Business School, where she completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP). She also obtained a Certificate in the Global Banking Program from the Columbia Business School. Prior to these, she had studied in the University of Jos, Plateau State with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. Her next achievement after that was a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and a First-Class Honors in Law from Baze University, Abuja. She also holds a Master of Law degree from the University Of Sanford, United Kingdom, a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Calabar; and a doctorate in Business Administration from Apollos University, USA.
In addition, she has a Certificate in Economics for Business from MIT Sloan School of Management, USA, and was part of an executive program in Strategic Management and Leading Global Business at Harvard Business School, USA.
Adaora Umeoji is a Fellow of the Chartered Banker Institute in the United Kingdom, the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Management, the Institute of Credit Administration, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Nigeria, the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators, and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria.
Adaora is also a woman of Honours and Awards. Federal Government of Nigeria in 2022, awarded her the Officer of the Order of the Niger. She is a recognized Peace Advocate of the United Nations (UN-POLAC). And in 2023, she received the Humanitarian Service Icon Award from the Sun Newspaper, in honor of her philanthropic efforts.
This is indeed a milestone for a woman who started her career from the base and rose to the peak of a highly competitive position of the bank. She now sits at the zenith of Zenith Bank.
The task ahead is huge, but if any man could do it, she will.
Posted by: Emdee David
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