By Stanley Opara
Thursday, 18 Nov 2010
The Alliance of African Institutes of Bankers has elected Dr. ‘Uju Ogubunka as its chairman.
AAIOB is the continental body of all Institutes of Bankers in Africa.
Ogubunka was elected chairman of the Institute at a special annual general meeting of the continental body in Nairobi, Kenya recently.
With Ogubunka‘s election, the secretariat of the institute has been relocated to CIBN, a statement by CIBN noted on Monday.
Ogubunka, who is the Registrar/Chief Executive of the CIBN, was elected alongside Mr. Stephen Anjichi, Registrar/Chief Executive, Kenya Institute of Bankers, as Deputy Chairman; Mr. Cashmir Nyoni, Registrar/Chief Executive, Tanzanian Institute of Bankers, as Treasurer, while Ms. Brenda Lloyd, Registrar/Chief Executive, Botswana Institute of Bankers, as Ex-officio member – to run the affairs of the continental body for the next two years.
AAIOB was established in South Africa in 1997, with the mandate to promote co-operation and create greater support and understanding of banking education and training among members.
Its set objectives include co-ordinating and developing the banking profession on the African continent, through its member organisations, by promoting internationally accepted professional standards of competence and conduct, among others.
Ogubunka holds a Master of Science degree and a Ph.D. in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan and Federal University of Technology, Owerri respectively, making him one of the few Nigerian professional bankers with academic doctorate degrees.
He is an associate and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London, and the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, respectively. He is an alumnus of St. Peter Claver Seminary Okpala, where he undertook his secondary education.
Ogubunka commenced his banking career in 1976, at African Continental Bank Plc, Lagos. He later joined the services of the umbrella body of bankers in Nigeria, CIBN, in 1999, as Director of Consultancy, Training and Research.
Source: Punch
