2012 Annual Report & Financial Statements - UBA Plc

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Our people
Israel Ogbue, Chairman
Appointed Non-Executive Director in 2005 and Chairman of the Board in 2011.
Qualified as a Chartered Secretary upon graduation from South-West London College of Commerce,
England. Holds the fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries. Has work experience spanning over
four decades, two of which were at a senior management level. He retired as General Manager of National
Insurance Corporation of Nigeria (NICON). Has served as a Director on the boards of many companies,
including Transcorp Hilton Hotel and NAL Bank (now Sterling Bank Plc).
Joseph Keshi, Oon, Vice-Chairman
Appointed a Non-Executive Director in 2010 and Vice-Chairman of the Board in 2011.
A graduate of political science from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, he holds a post graduate diploma
in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs and a Masters in
Administration and Development from the Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. He is both a Fellow of the
John Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and the Harvard Business School.
He joined the Nigerian Public Service in 1975 and has over 35 years working experience, some which
were at the highest level of Government. Apart from serving in a number of Nigeria’s diplomatic missions
and heading a few, he was at various times, Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, the Presidency and
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He is a Director of South Strategy and Chairman of Afrigrowth Foundation.
Phillips Oduoza, Group Managing Director/CEO
Appointed Executive Director in 2005 and GMD/CEO in 2010.
Holds an MBA (Finance) and first class honours (Civil Engineering) degrees from the University of Lagos. An
alumnus of the Harvard Business School’s Advance Management Program. Banking career spans over two
decades with experience in several areas, including credit and marketing, treasury, relationship management,
information technology, business development, strategic planning, financial control, human resources,
internal control and international operations. He held several senior level appointments before joining
Standard Trust Bank in 2004. He has attended numerous banking, management and leadership programs. He
is also known for strong execution and talent management.
Kennedy Uzoka, Deputy Managing Director
Appointed Executive Director in 2010 and Deputy Managing Director in 2011.
Until his appointment as the Deputy Managing Director, Kennedy Uzoka was the Executive Director, Resources,
a position he held from May 2010, in which role he oversaw, Human Capital, Corporate Communication,
Company Secretariat, Corporate Services, Legal Services, UBA Academy, UBA Foundation, and UBA Properties.
Kennedy has a BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Benin and an MBA degree from
the University of Lagos. His experience spans over two decades in marketing, business strategy, finance, and
resources management. Before the merger of STB with UBA Plc in 2005, Kennedy was the General Manager,
North Bank covering all the states in the Northern part of Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory. He
is an alumnus of international institutions such as the Harvard Business School in Boston, USA; International
Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the London Business School, UK.
Annual Report 2012