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.

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.