United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced the appointment of Oliver Alawuba as CEO of UBA Africa, which oversees the bank’s 20-African country operations, excluding Nigeria. 

Mr Alawuba succeeds Mr Victor Osadolor, who retires from the Group’s Board after nine years of service at UBA.

Mr Alawuba has close to three decades of banking industry experience.

He was once the CEO of UBA Ghana and rose to become Regional CEO, UBA Africa, before returning to Nigeria to run UBA’s East Bank.

Under his leadership, UBA’s Nigerian East Bank division became the fastest-growing regional bank in the Group.

The Board further appointed Senegalese Abdoul-Aziz Dia as Executive Director for Treasury and International Banking subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

He becomes the first non-Nigerian Group Executive Director of the Bank, bringing a wealth of multi-geographical experience to the Group.

Mr Dia will be responsible for UBA’s global network of operations in New York, London and Paris, together with the Group Treasury, where UBA offers a sophisticated suite of products to multinationals, international institutions and African clients.

Chukwuma Nweke, currently the Executive Director Operations, was confirmed by the Board as the Group Executive Director, Retail and Payments, demonstrating the Group’s commitment to its retail offering.

Mr Nweke has close to three decades of banking experience spanning banking operations, finance, technology, audit and strategy.

The Board also announced the appointment of Chiugo Ndubisi as Group Executive Director and the Group Chief Operating Officer subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

UBA Africa serves over 19 million customers across the African continent. It provides retail, commercial and institutional banking services that engender financial inclusion and implementation of cutting edge products such as the first-ever banking chatbot in Africa, LEO.