By InvestAdvocate
Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)- Nigeria’s mid-tier lender, Unity Bank Plc on Tuesday named Ayodele Somefun as new managing director/chief executive officer (MD/CEO) following the resignation of Henry James Semenitari, effective today 11 August 2015.
The lender said Somefun is a graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ife (BA. Education/ English) and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
She is a professional banker with 33 years of experience 26 years of which were in banking covering all key aspects of Treasury, Investment and Commercial Banking Operations.
She has a depth of experience in Nigeria’s Financial and Banking sector; and has a distinguished career with UBA group where she led 2 major subsidiaries of UBA as MD/CEO. Prior to this, she served as General Manager and led three critical business units of UBA Group.
Her skills and experience span across Institutional Banking, Commercial Banking, Retail Banking and Financial Markets. Prior to UBA, she worked with two leading consulting firms: KPMG and Arthur Andersen (now KPMG).
Before her appointment, Mrs. Somefun was an Executive Director at Unity Bank Plc responsible for Lagos and South West regional operations, and oversight on Treasury and Financial Institutions Division.
She has undergone Executive Training & Advanced Management Programs at INSEAD Fontainebleau, Harvard Business School and University of Columbia Business School.
Shares of Unity Bank at the close of trading on the Nigerian bourse on Tuesday inched up by 2.50 percent to N2.05 per share from N2.00 traded the previous session; gaining 0.05 kobo per share.
