The Board of Directors of Ecobank Nigeria has announced the appointment of three non-executive directors.
The new directors include Mrs Bola Adesola, who becomes the bank’s chairman, while Mrs Titilayo Olujobi and Mrs Bimbola Wright are appointed as non-executive directors.
According to the Board, the new directors have distinguished themselves in their various careers and will use these recent appointments to integrate their wealth of experience in the financial services industry, professionalism and integrity.
The bank also said that the board chairman, Mrs Adesola was appointed following the retirement of Mr John Aboh, is a highly respected professional with over 33 years of experience in the banking sector.
She has proven to have commendable leadership qualities and has successfully driven expansion initiatives in several banks.
Mrs Adesola retired from Standard Chartered Bank as the Senior Vice-Chairman, Africa.
Prior to this role, she was the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer for Standard Chartered Nigeria and West Africa for eight years with oversight over the bank’s West African subsidiaries, including Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Cameroun. Mrs Adesola was also the Chairperson of the Board of Standard Chartered Bank Mauritius and a Director at Standard Chartered, Ghana.
Patrick Akinwuntan, managing director, Ecobank Nigeria said: “The entire staff and Management of Ecobank Nigeria warmly welcome Mrs Bola Adesola and the other new directors to the Board.”
“We will give them our full support in ensuring the actualization of the Bank’s strategic plans in Nigeria.”
