Mrs. Abiola Bawuah, a Ghanaian national, has been named the new chief executive officer for Africa of the United Bank for Africa Plc.
A statement claims that Bawuah will be in charge of the bank’s operations in all of Africa aside from Nigeria.
She is the first female CEO of UBA Africa, and the bank’s decision to hire her is a sign of its commitment to diversity.
With Bawuah’s appointment, the UBA Group now has eight female directors, according to a Nairametrics analysis.
Bawuah managed operations in nine subsidiaries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone before being named the bank’s Africa CEO. She has previously led UBA Ghana as CEO.
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Commenting on Bawuah’s appointment, the UBA Group’s Board Chairman, Mr Tony Elumelu, said, “Abiola has contributed significantly to the growth of UBA Africa for close to a decade. She brings a wealth of experience in commercial banking, and stakeholder engagement. It also gives me great pleasure that with her appointment, the UBA Group Board has now become a majority female board.”
The bank also announced other key executive appointments across the group.
The appointments include: Regional CEO of UBA West Africa, Chris Ofikulu; Deputy Managing Director of UBA Ghana, Uzoechina Molokwu; Managing Director/CEO UBA Liberia, Ayokunle Olajubu; CEO of UBA UK, Theresa Henshaw; Deputy CEO in UBA America, Usman Isiaka; and Group Treasurer, Adeyemi Adeleke, all appointments subject to their various local regulatory approvals.
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