The United Bank for Africa Plc has appointed Ghanaian national, Mrs. Abiola Bawuah, as its Africa new Chief Executive Officer.
According to a statement, Bawuah will oversee the bank’s operations across Africa, excluding Nigeria.
She is the first female CEO of the UBA Africa and her appointment demonstrates the bank’s commitment to diversity.
Bawuah’s appointment brings the number of female directors across the UBA Group to eight, a report by Nairametrics says.
Before her appointment as the bank’s Africa CEO, Bawuah was UBA’s Regional CEO for West Africa, managing operations in nine subsidiaries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. She had also served as the CEO of UBA Ghana.
Commenting on Bawuah’s appointment, the UBA Group’s Board Chairman, Mr Tony Elumelu, said, “Abiola has contributed significantly to the growth of…
