{"id":46608,"date":"2022-09-12T18:05:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T18:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/ecobank-group-gets-new-ceo\/"},"modified":"2022-09-12T18:08:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T18:08:10","slug":"ecobank-group-gets-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/ecobank-group-gets-new-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecobank Group gets new CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

The group’s statement released today reads that relevant effective dates will be communicated in due course. <\/p>\n

Alain Nkontchou, Ecobank Group Chairman has thanked Ade for his immense contribution during his seven years at the helm of the Ecobank Group as Group CEO. <\/p>\n

\u201cAde can be rightly proud of his success in leading the implementation of the Roadmap to Leadership strategy, navigating Ecobank through challenges, seizing opportunities, and positioning Ecobank for sustainable long-term growth. Ade\u2019s deep knowledge, unrivaled vision, commitment and infinite passion made all the difference. It has been a real pleasure working with him. I count on his continuous support to ensure a smooth transition as we onboard Jeremy Awori as the new Group CEO,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cJeremy Awori is a highly respected leader in the banking industry with significant achievements in his previous capacities. The Board of Directors strongly believes that his drive and strong focus on results will be vital in steering the Group in its next phase,\u201d Alain Nkontchou added.<\/p>\n

Ade Ayeyemi also expressed his deep gratitude for the opportunity to lead the Ecobank Group. \u201cIt is a privilege to lead an amazing team of Ecobankers in bringing the Ecobank Group back to growth and continuing to realise our commendable pan-African mandate,\u201d he stated. <\/p>\n

Ayeyemi also expressed his commitment to a smooth transition and onboarding of his successor.<\/p>\n

The incoming Group CEO, Jeremy Awori, responding to the announcement of his appointment said: \u201cIt is a great honour to be appointed Ecobank Group\u2019s Chief Executive Officer. I look forward to consolidating the transformation of Ecobank, a truly pan-African institution full of talented people, while innovating to create value for all Ecobank\u2019s stakeholders. I am humbled by the opportunity to contribute to the continent\u2019s economic development and financial integration with Ecobank Group.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeremy Awori is joining Ecobank Group following a twenty-five-year long career in the banking industry, with almost a decade leading Absa Bank Kenya Plc as the CEO and Managing Director. <\/p>\n

Before joining Absa, Jeremy held multiple leadership roles at Standard Chartered Bank across the Middle-East and Africa. He brings a wealth of experience, skills, and industry know-how to the Ecobank Group.<\/p>\n

{{About Ecobank Transnational Incorporated }} <\/p>\n

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (\u2018ETI\u2019) is the parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading independent pan-African banking group. The Ecobank Group employs about 13,000 persons and serves over 32 million customers through its consumer, commercial and corporate and investment banking businesses across 33 African countries. <\/p>\n

The Group has a banking licence in France and representative offices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Johannesburg, South Africa; Beijing, China; London, the UK and Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The Group offers a full suite of banking products, services and solutions-including digital- and not limited to bank and deposit accounts, loans, cash management, advisory, trade, securities, wealth and asset management. <\/p>\n

ETI is listed on the Nigerian Exchange in Lagos, the Ghana Stock Exchange in Accra, and the Bourse R\u00e9gionale des Valeurs Mobili\u00e8res in Abidjan. <\/p>\n

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{Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group has announced that the current Group Chief Executive Officer, Ade Ayeyemi, is set to retire after attaining the age of 60, in accordance with ETI policy. In light of this, the Board of Directors has selected Jeremy Awori to succeed Ade Ayeyemi as Group Chief Executive Officer.} <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-46608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46608\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46608"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=46608"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=46608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}