By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate
Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-One of Africa’s biggest lenders, Zenith Bank Plc Monday announced the appointment of Peter Olisamedua Amangbo as group managing director/chief executive officer (GMD/CEO) designate of the bank.
The bank in a statement to the Nigerian stock exchange (NSE) said the appointment will take effect from June 11, 2014.
Zenith Bank said prior to this appointment, Amangbo has been an executive director (ED) of the bank since 2005 and has over 21 yea’s cognate banking experience all of which has been with Zenith Bank Plc.
He previously worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers as a seniour consultant in the financial services group. Amangbo holds a B.Eng. Degree (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) from University of Benin and an MBA from the University of Warwick, Coventry in the United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the institute of chartered of accountants of Nigeria (FCA).
This is coming on the heels of the appointment and confirmation of Godwin Emefiele by the senate as the new Governor of Nigeria’s central bank whose appointment will take effect from June 11 2014.
