With effect from June 1, 2o24, Adaora Umeoji will assume office as the group managing director/chief executive officer of Zenith Bank Plc, replacing Ebenezer Onyeagwu, whose five-year term expires on May 31, 2024. This follows the announcement made by the bank today.
The appointment marks a historic moment as Adaora Umeoji becomes the first female GMD/CEO since the inception of the bank in May 1990. According to the bank’s statement “her appointment is consistent with the bank’s executive transition tradition, succession plan, and strategy of grooming leaders from within.”
