United Bank for Africa Plc announced a series of senior executive hires underlines the group's commitment to Project Alpha: Mr. Apollos Ikpobe has been appointed as the Deputy Managing Director of Domestic Bank and Ms. Obi Ibekwe as Executive Director of Human Resources and Customer Service. Both appointments have been approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Ikpobe, who until recently was an Executive Director of Zenith Bank, a position he held for seven years, brings over 21 years experience in the Nigerian banking sector to UBA.

He will be responsible for driving UBA's domestic business in Nigeria. His appointment complements the role of the existing Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, responsible for Resources and Treasury. The new Executive Director of Human Resources and Customer Service, Ms. Ibekwe, had a distinguished career with Zenith Bank Plc, where she was responsible for Human Resource Management, Customer Services, as well as Credit Risk Management.

Other key appointments also announced include Mr. Rasheed Adegoke, General Manager in charge of Group Information Technology. Adegoke joins UBA from First Bank of Nigeria, where he was CIO, a role he has held over 13 years at different institutions in the Nigerian financial services sector. Other senior level appointments in UBA Africa include Mrs. Amie Sow, Managing Director, UBA Senegal; Mr. Demola Ogunfeyimi, Managing Director, UBA Tanzania; Mr. Mamadou Sanon, Managing Director, UBA Gabon; Mr. Martin Che, Managing Director, UBA Congo Brazzaville; Mr. Marcel Bitang, Managing Director, UBA Democratic Republic of Congo; and Mr. Stanley Ugwueze, Managing Director, UBA Zambia.

Others are Mrs. Abiola Bawuah, Deputy Managing Director, UBA Ghana; Mr. Benedict Nklama, Executive Director, UBA Kenya; Mr. Wilbrod Owor, Executive Director, UBA Uganda; and Mr. Chinedu Obeta, Executive Director, UBA Sierra Leone.