Board of Directors

MANAGING DIRECTOR / CEO

Mr. Nwoko has over 23 years of banking experience. Prior to his appointment as the Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Gambia in July 2015, he was Assistant General Manager in charge of Oregun branch under Ikoyi Zone. He holds a Bachelors degree in Economics from University of Calabar and MBA from University of Ado Ekiti. He is also an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Nigeria. He is also a Chartered member of Nigerian Institute of Management.

He has attended an Executive professional training program at London Business School, UK, and several Management and Leadership training both locally and internationally.

DIRECTOR

Alhaji Baba Tela graduated B.Sc (Business Administration and Finance) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He has served in various capacities in the past as Executive Director – Yarwa Consolidated Industries Limited, Managing Director/Chief Executive – Masenterp Nigeria Limited. He also served as Special Assistant to the President on Economy at the Presidency between 2001 and 2002 and was elected Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2002 to 2003 and was the Vice Chairman, Senate Services Committee. He was also re-elected as a Senator of the Federal Republic between 2003 to 2007 and served in various Committees of the senate. 
He sits on the Board of many companies and is very vast in Board matters.

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr. Ukpeh is an internationally acclaimed consultant in business strategy, risk management, process re-engineering and financial services, who was, until recently, a Senior Partner and Risk Quality Leader for Africa at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria with over thirty-five (35) years experience in Financial Audit and Reporting, as well as a member of the Institute of Taxation of Nigeria.

A graduate of accounting, he holds Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.

He obtained a Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Contemporary Accounting from the Leeds Metropolitan University, UK in 2009.

He worked with PwC, an International Business auditing and consulting firm for over thirty five (35) years, and as a Partner for over 20 years led, directed, planned and managed the audit, accounting, and consulting assignments for numerous financial institutions, multinationals and local companies, including most major banks in Nigeria.