UBA Realigns its Nigeria Operations, Announces Key Appointments
United Bank for Africa (UBA) has realigned its Nigeria operations and announced new appointments as part of concerted efforts to improve on the bank’s current growth momentum and deliver on stellar results in the current financial year and beyond.
As part of the realignment, the bank has streamlined its operational structure by creating five Directorate Heads to man various Strategic Business Groups (SBGs) in UBA Nigeria to achieve optimal span of control and more effective supervision in a bid to drive improved customer relationship.
Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Kwara, Ekiti and Osun States of the country will now be supervised by Liadi Ayoku whilst Tari Ekpebu will oversee Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, Akwa- Ibom, Edo and Delta States.
Aisha N' Allah will be responsible for the Group's business in Sokoto Kebbi and Zamfara.
Ibrahim Puri will oversee UBA's operations in Bauchi, Kogi, Nassarawa, Borno, Yobe, Plateau and Adamawa States and Mohammed Abubakar, will supervise the bank’s operations in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, and Niger states.
The new appointments and realignment take immediate effect.
“This repositioning exercise was done to bring our senior and more experienced staff closer to the customers to facilitate improved relationship management and decision making” said Phillips Oduoza Group Managing Director/CEO of the pan-African banking Group.
Meanwhile, the Board of Directors of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has accepted the resignation of Mr. Apollos Ikpobe from the bank. Mr. Ikpobe who was Deputy Managing Director, Domestic Bank resigned effective June 11, 2015 to pursue other interests.
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