UBA CFO and finance team win big at CFO awards

Pan-African financial services group, United Bank for Africa Plc had an excellent showing at the maiden edition of Nigeria CFO awards when it’s Group Chief Financial Officer (GCFO) and the Finance Team emerged as double winners at the awards night held on October 2, 2015 at Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Lagos.

UBA CFO, Ugo Nwaghodoh, beat other nominees in the banking category, including; Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan CFO, First Bank,  Stanley Amuchie, CFO Zenith Bank, Oluseyi Kumapayi, CFO Access Bank, and Oyinkan Adewale, ED/ Chief Financial Officer, Union Bank to emerge as the CFO of the year.

The Finance team of the year was also given to finance division of UBA for their exceptional handling of the bank’s finances in the last one year, which has resulted in the bank emerging as one of the top performers in the Nigerian banking industry.

Receiving the awards, UBA’s CFO, Ugo Nwaghodoh thanked the organisers for the recognition noting that he is proud to be working with the best finance team in the Nigerian banking industry. He dedicated the awards to his team who he said works tirelessly to ensure that the bank’s operations runs smoothly.

Also speaking at the awards night, the Chief Executive Officer of Instinct Business magazine, organisers of the CFO awards, Akin Naphtal, explained that the awards is borne out of the need to recognise the achievements of financial executives who have been outstanding in their profession and have contributed in no small measure to the growth of their organisations and the economy at large.