The Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks (ACAMB) – an umbrella body of communications and marketing professionals, working in Nigeria’s banking sector – has elected new executives who will pilot the affairs of the Association for the next two years.
The New ACAMB
Executives positions are: Mr. Rasheed Bolarinwa, the Head, Corporate
Communications of Polaris Bank emerged as the new ACAMB President, follow by
Mr. Oze K. Oze from First Bank was elected First Vice President; while Mrs.
Lola Egboh of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Second Vice President and the
Secretary-General is Mr. Sipe Babajide of Ecobank.
Other positions
are: Assistant Secretary General went to
Mr. Omede Odekina of United Bank for Africa (UBA), while Mr. Patrick Osilaja of
Fidelity Bank emerged the Financial Secretary. Mrs. Funmilayo Falola of Wema
Bank occupied Treasurer position while Mr. Abdul Imoyo of Access Bank will
serve as the Association’s Publicity Secretary.
Also on the new
executive list is Mrs. Ozena Utulu of Heritage Bank as Social Secretary and
four distinguished members of the Association namely: The immediate past
President,a staff from CBN, NDIC and CIBN respectively are to serve as
Ex-officios.
In his acceptance
speech, the new ACAMB President, Bolarinwa, assured members that he would
reposition ACAMB as a foremost professional Association that they would all be
proud of. According to him, his vision also includes innovating post-retirement
strategy that ensures members have a sustainable livelihood long after exiting
the industry.
“I will be committed
to my vision, which is to reposition ACAMB as a foremost professional
Association that encourages and ensures every marketing communications
professional in the Banks aspires and attains the highest level of professional
recognition and fulfillment on the job while at the same time being assured of
asustainable livelihood long after exiting the industry,” he stated.