Zenith Bank has appointed Adaora Umeoji as its new group managing director and chief executive officer (GMD/CEO) effective June 1st, 2024.
This was disclosed on Tuesday, in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), signed by Michael Osilima, its secretary.
With this appointment, Umeoji will join the ranks of female bank MDs in Nigeria and this appointment makes her the first female MD of the bank.
she will replace Ebenezer Onyeagwu whose five-year tenure as GMD/CEO elapses on May 31 this year.
Prior to her appointment as CEO, Umeoji has been the Deputy Managing Director of the bank since October 28, 2016 and has close to 30 years of banking experience of which 26 years has been with Zenith Bank.
According to her profile, Umeoji is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, where she attended the Advanced Management Programme, and an alumnus of Columbia Business School with a Certificate in the Global Banking Program. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Jos, a bachelor’s degree in accounting, and a first-class honours degree in law from Baze University, Abuja.
She holds a Master of Laws from the University of Salford, United Kingdom, a Master in Business Administration from the University of Calabar, as well as a doctorate in business administration from Apollos University, USA. She equally holds a Certificate in Economics for Business from the prestigious MIT Sloan School of Management, USA, and has attended various management programmes in renowned Universities around the world including the strategic thinking and Management programme at Wharton Business School, USA.