2009 Annual Report and Financial Statements - UBA Plc
2009 Annual Report and Financial Statements - UBA Plc
2009 Annual Report and Financial Statements - UBA Plc
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Senior management<br />
10<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
The management team of <strong>UBA</strong> Group includes professionals who have both functional<br />
expertise <strong>and</strong> managerial skills that are collectively complementary. In addition to the<br />
Executive Directors, the Executive Committee comprises the following principal offi cers, all<br />
of whom are Group General Managers:<br />
KENNEDY UZOKA<br />
Group Human Resources Director<br />
An award-winning graduate of Mechanical Engineering (BSc) from the University of Benin, he<br />
holds an MBA (Finance) degree from the University of Lagos <strong>and</strong> had training at both International<br />
Institute of Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Harvard Business School, Boston<br />
Massachusetts, USA.<br />
Has over 17 years’ working experience in the banking sector, during which period he has played<br />
several roles at senior <strong>and</strong> executive levels in retail banking, strategy <strong>and</strong> business transformation<br />
<strong>and</strong> branch expansion. He served as the Chairman of the Integration Committee for the Bank‘s<br />
Purchase <strong>and</strong> Assumption transactions between 2007 <strong>and</strong> 2008.<br />
He currently has supervisory responsibilities for Human Capital Management in the Bank.<br />
ANDRE BLAAUW<br />
Group Chief Risk Offi cer<br />
Holds BCom, BSc <strong>and</strong> MBA degrees from various South African Universities. As a Chartered <strong>Financial</strong><br />
Analyst, he holds the membership of the Association of Investment Management Research (AIMR).<br />
Has over 20 years of banking experience in strategy, treasury <strong>and</strong> business transformation. The last<br />
12 years of his career have been dedicated to the risk management fi eld.<br />
FEMI OLALOKU<br />
Group Chief Operating Offi cer<br />
Holds BSc (Civil Engineering) <strong>and</strong> MBA degrees, both from the University of Lagos.<br />
Has over 15 years of work experience in the banking sector, holding several management positions<br />
in Operations <strong>and</strong> Information Technology.<br />
IFEATU ONEJEME<br />
Group Director, Group Treasury <strong>and</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> Services<br />
Holds a fi rst class honours degree in Accountancy from the University of Nigeria <strong>and</strong> the fellowship<br />
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. An alumnus of two Ivy League schools in<br />
the USA at the post-graduate level – The Wharton Business School <strong>and</strong> the University of Chicago<br />
Graduate School of Business.<br />
Has over 23 years of active banking <strong>and</strong> fi nancial services experience across several areas, including<br />
Treasury <strong>and</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> Services, Operations <strong>and</strong> Information Technology, Risk Management, Strategic<br />
Planning <strong>and</strong> Management, Performance Management, <strong>and</strong> Budgeting <strong>and</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> Control.