UBA appoints five new executive directors to group board  

United Bank for Africa (UBA) plc, with operations in 19 African countries and presence in the London, Paris and New York, has appointed five new executive directors.

The appointment, which is subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), includes Ayo Liadi; Oliver Alawuba; Ibrahim Puri; Uche Ike, and Chuks Nweke.

According to a release from the bank, the appointees are expected to bring their wealth of experience to bear on the operations of the bank and the Board. It also sees the appointment as a sign of the depth of internal talents and the Group’s commitment to fostering promotion of its own human capital.

Ayo Liadi has over 20 years’ banking experience, having worked in Tier 1 banks in Nigeria and in West Africa, before joining UBA in January 2014 as the director for Lagos and West Bank, overseeing over 200 branches of UBA.

Oliver Alawuba, currently the CEO Africa, Anglophone, joined the UBA Group in 1997. A member of the Association of Bank Directors in Nigeria and also a Catholic Knight, Oliver had previously supervised the bank’s public sector and personal banking businesses.

Ibrahim Puri, currently directorate head of the North Bank, is a graduate of Banking and Finance. He joined the UBA Group in 2006 and has contributed immensely to the growth of the Bank in both the private and public sectors. Ibrahim has over 25 years of banking experience.

Uche Ike, the Group chief risk officer, is a Chartered Accountant, with an MBA from the University of Benin. He has been with the Group since 2006 and has served in a number of prominent roles.

Chuks Nweke, currently the head of operations and information technology, is an accounting graduate of the University of Nigeria at Nsukka (best graduating student) and holds an MBA from the same university.

Congratulating the newly appointed directors, the Group chairman, Tony Elumelu, said: “These appointments will greatly assist in the plans we have to transform the UBA Group into a truly customer-led bank and the foremost financial institution in Africa.”