The Board Directors of Zenith Bank Plc have announced the appointment of Adora Umeoji as the Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive of Zenith Bank Plc.
This was contained in the Bank’s notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investment public seen by Nairametrics.
According to the statement, the appointment is with effect from June 1, 2024, and is subject to approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
She will take over from Ebenezer Onyeagwu, whose tenure expires on May 31, 2024.
With the appointment, Adora becomes the first female to lead the bank, where she currently serves as the deputy GMD.
Zenith Bank prefers to appoint insiders as Group Managing Directors/Chief Executives.
Prior to this appointment, Umeoji has been the Deputy Managing Director of the bank since October 28, 2016, and has close to thirty (30) years of cognate banking experience of which twenty-six (26) years has been with Zenith Bank.
She has impacted many lives through her philanthropic and humanitarian activities through her NGOs; Pink Breathe Cancer Foundation and the Adorable Foundation which educates and caters to Cancer patients and indigent children education especially the Girl- Child.
