The
Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Mrs. Adobi Stella Napa and
Mr. Anthony Akindele Ogunranti as executive directors.
Adeniran Anthony Ogunranti and Adobi Stella Nwapa
Also,
the Board appointed Mr. Peter Olatunde Bamkole as an Independent Non-Executive
Director and Mr. Chuks Emma Okoh as a Non-Executive Director.
The appointments have been approved by the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) with effect from April 12, 2022.
Adobi Stella Nwapa comes to the board of Zenith Bank PIc
with over thirty years’ cognate experience in banking, being a pioneer staff of
the Bank since 1990.
Until her appointment, she was General Manager and Group
Zonal Head of Ikoyi Zone as well as Group Head of Diaspora Banking.
Nwapa holds a Bachelor’s Degree (BA) in History from Imo
State University, a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) from Strayer University,
Houston-Texas, a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Jack Welch
Management Institute and an honorary doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)
from Abia State University.
She is a Fellow of several institutes, including the
Institute of Management Consultants (IMC), the Institute of Credit
Administration (ICA), the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants (IMA)
and the Institute ofManagement Specialists (IMS), United Kingdom.
She is also a member of the Nigeria Institute of Management
(NIM) and an honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (HCIB).
Ogunranti Akindele is a consummate professional banker with
over 30 years’ experience in the Banking Industry. His expertise cuts across Banking
Operations, Corporate, Commercial and Retail Banking, Multilaterals, Public
Sector, Structured Trade & Project Finance, as well as General Management.
He holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in International Relations from the
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, an MBA in Marketing, and M.Sc. in Banking and
Finance, University of Ibadan.
He has attended the Moody’s Credit Academy, the Executive
Development Program (EDP), Wharton Business School, USA and the Leading Change
and Organizational Renewal Program (LCOR) at Harvard Business School, USA.
Ogunranti joined Zenith in 2004 and has held many senior
positions.
Prior to his appointment, he was the MD of Zenith Bank in
Ghana, where he led the Bank to achieve exceptional performance.
Under his leadership, the Bank received several laurels and
awards, notable among which was the Bank of the Year 2020 and the Best Bank in
Ghana 2021.
He was also a two-time winner of the CEO of The Year Award
in Ghana.
He was until his appointment a Member of the Executive
Committee of the Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) and a Member of the
Governing Council, of the National Banking College, Ghana.
He was also conferred with the Distinguished Alumnus Award
2021, by the Obafemi Awolowo University, lle-Ife.
He is an Honorary Senior Member of Chartered Institute of
Bankers of Nigeria (HCIB), Honorary Fellow Chartered Institute of Credit
Management, Ghana (FCICM) and a Member Nigeria Institute of Management (MNIM).
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