By Starrys Obazei | January 31, 2023
starrys@ddnewsonline.com
The United Bank for Africa, UBA, Plc, has appointed Ghanaian national, Mrs. Abiola Bawuah, as Africa’s new first female Chief Executive Officer.
According to a statement, Bawuah will oversee the bank’s operations across Africa, excluding Nigeria, and her appointment demonstrates the bank’s commitment to diversity.
Bawuah’s appointment brings the number of female directors across the UBA Group to eight, Nairametrics reports.
Before this new appointment, Bawuah was UBA’s Regional CEO for West Africa, managing operations in nine subsidiaries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. She also served as the CEO of UBA Ghana.
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.