Heritage Bank says it has appointed three new directors as part of efforts to boost service delivery and consolidate its emergence as one of the leading banks in the country.
This came about six months after the lender acquired Enterprise Bank Limited from the Federal Government-owned Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria.
Heritage Bank said it had appointed Mrs. Adaeze Udensi as the Executive Director, South Directorate; Mr. Ola Olabinjo as the Executive Director, South-West and Corporate Banking Directorate; and Mr. Jude Monye as the Executive Director, Risk Management.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the bank. Mr. Ifie Sekibo, was quoted as saying that the appointments demonstrated the lender’s commitment to offering the best services through the employment of competent and experienced bankers.
He said, “The successful acquisition of Enterprise Bank has projected Heritage Bank into the leadership rank of the banking industry with huge expectation of quality, fast and efficient banking services from our customers and members of the banking public.”
“We intend to consolidate on this leadership status and exceed expectations by ensuring every customer of the enlarged Heritage Bank enjoys fast and efficient services irrespective of their location in the country.
“The three new directors are bringing to Heritage Bank over 50 years of banking experience among them, spanning various aspects of banking services across the industry, and these would contribute greatly to the achievement of this goal.”
Prior to joining Heritage Bank as the Executive Director, South Directorate, Udensi worked at Zenith Bank Plc where she performed very well.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Banking & Finance and Business Administration respectively from Rivers State University of Science and Technology, and has over 17 years of rich banking experience.
Olabinjo, the Executive Director in charge of Lagos, South-West and Corporate Banking, joined Heritage Bank from FCMB where he was a Senior Vice-President. He has over 18 years of banking experience spanning investment banking, corporate banking, transaction banking, risk management, treasury and operations. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Ife and the University of Lagos respectively and is also an alumnus of Lagos Business School.
Monye, the Executive Director, Risk Management/Chief Risk Officer, joined Heritage Bank from Wema Bank Plc where he was the Chief Risk Officer and Head of the Enterprise Risk Management division.
Monye has over 25 years experience in various areas including risk management, finance, credit administration, regulatory compliance; control, and system audit; structured finance in upstream oil sector, SME development and project management.
He holds a B.Sc in Chemistry, MBA and M.Sc degrees from University of Nigeria and University of Ibadan respectively.
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