2012 Annual Report & Financial Statements - UBA Plc

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Angela Aneke, Non-Executive Director
Appointed Non-Executive Director in 2010.
She holds a BSc from The American University, Washington DC, USA and qualified as an International Associate
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 1985. Her working career spans over 27 years with
experience in key financial services institutions across West Africa, where she held executive management
positions. She holds board positions in UBA subsidiaries in Liberia, Tanzania, Zambia, Chad and Guinea Conakry.
She is Chairman of UBA Metropolitan Life Insurance, UBA Capital Plc and was until December 2010, the
Chairman of Credit Reference Company, a credit bureau. She retired as an Executive Director of UBA in March
2010 and was appointed a Non-Executive Director in July 2010.
Yahaya Zekeri, Non-Executive Director
Appointed Non-Executive Director in 2010.
He is a Chartered Accountant and seasoned banker with over 35 years banking experience across leading
Financial Institutions. He is an Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Bankers, London (ACIB) and an Associate
member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). He is also a Fellow, Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants, London (FCCA).
Rose Okwechime, Non-Executive Director
Appointed Non-Executive Director in 2005, resigned from the Board in 2010 and was reappointed
Non-Executive Director in July 2012.
She holds a Masters in Business Administration in Banking and Finance. Currently the Managing Director of
Abbey Building Society Plc. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and Fellow of the Institute of
Bankers (London). She is a recipient of many awards, including the Woman of Excellence Award.
Owanari Duke, Non-Executive Director
Appointed Non-Executive Director in July 2012.
She holds an LLB degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1983). She is a former First Lady of Cross
River State of Nigeria and a Legal Practitioner, an Entrepreneur, a certified Mediation/Dispute Resolution
Consultant and Philanthropist. She is the Managing Partner of a Law Firm, Duke and Bobmanuel and serves
as the Executive Chairman of Allied Merchants & Brokers Limited. Mrs Duke also serves as Country Director of
EMPRETEC Nigeria Foundation; a United Nations Centre for Trade & Development (UNCTAD) Private Sector
Support Initiative to help Nigerians achieve higher levels of productivity and competitiveness among Small
and Medium-Scale Enterprises SMEs.