Zenith Bank names Adaora Umeoji as first female GMD

Zenith Bank Plc. has appointed Dr. Adaora Umeoji as its Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment takes effect from June 1. Umeoji takes over from Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, the bank’s current Group Managing Director, whose five-year term expires on May 31. The bank’s Company Secretary, Mr. Michael Out, in a notification sent to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, said that the appointment was subject to approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The company secretary noted that Umeoji would be the first…

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