Board of Ecobank Nigeria has elected John Oche Aboh as its new chairman.
Aboh, who was recently appointed to the board as a non-executive director, brings with him a wealth of experience in management in the financial services industry, professionalism and integrity that have earned him global respect.
Aboh has over 30 years work experience in the banking industry; working at senior management and board levels in Citibank, UBA, Wema Bank, First Bank of Nigeria and former Oceanic Bank International.
Aboh replaces Sonny Kuku, who recently retired from the board after over 11 years, five of which was as chairman.
Kuku is one of the founding members of the Ecobank Group.
Under his tenure as chairman, the bank made remarkable progress in growing its market share by rising from the number 13 industry position in 2010 to number six in 2015.
He is leaving the board on a solid footing as one of the leading banks in Nigeria. Also, Garba Imam has been appointed as a non- executive director of the bank.
Imam has extensive banking experience, having served in different capacities in several banks – NAL Merchant Bank, Sterling Bank and Enterprise Bank.
Other changes in the board include the retirement of Muazu Anache and Orikolade Karim.
Anache a pioneer investor in the Ecobank Group, and he is retiring as a non-executive director after nine years of service, while Karim resigned after five years as a non-executive director.
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