The Zenith Bank management team is made up of seasoned individuals determined to deliver superior financial solutions to both businesses and individuals. Our success stems from the experience, leadership, and vision of its staff.
Zenith Bank leverages the talents of world-renowned group of financial experts, legal and technology experts to deliver industry-leading solutions and services for its consumer and business customers.
Below are our management team.
[Jim Ovia] [Godwin Emefiele] [Peter Amangbo] [Elias Igbin Akenzua] [Apollos Ikpobe]
[Adaora Umeoji ] [Pamela Yough] [Udom Emmanuel]
 Jim Ovia is Co-Founder and pioneer Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Plc. He has over 23 years banking experience, including IMB, where he rose from the level of financial analyst in 1980 to a management position in 1987. He headed corporate finance department of Merchant Bank of Africa, 1987 to 1990. He gained early experience in the use of computer in 1977 when he worked as a part-time computer operator at Baton Rouge Bank & Trust Company, Louisiana.
Jim Ovia is currently serving on the board of various organisations, including: Nigerian Investment Promotion Council, Nigerianet (British Council Internet Portal, Lagos), Redeemer’s University, Lagos (under formation). He is the proprietor of University of Information and Communication Technology, Agbor, Delta State (under formation). He had also served on the board of American International School, Lagos (2001-2003) and a profound leadership role as the first President of Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) (2001-2003).
In November 2000, Jim Ovia was conferred with the national award of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) by the President, Federal Government of Nigeria. He had earlier received the Zik Award for professional leadership in April 1999.
Jim Ovia has a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from University of Louisiana, Louisiana in 1979 and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Southern University, Louisiana, 1977. He is also an alumnus of Executive Education of Harvard University.
Jim Ovia is a motivational speaker and has delivered speeches at CTO, African IT and Conferences. He has authored several published and unpublished works. He is in the vanguard of promotion and propagation of ICT in Nigeria.
Godwin Emefiele was appointed the Bank’s Deputy Managing Director in 2001. Prior to this appointment, he was the Bank’s Executive Director in charge of Corporate Banking, Treasury, Financial Control and Strategic Planning and has been on Zenith’s Management team since inception.
Mr. Emefiele has eighteen year’s banking experience, and holds a Bsc. and an MBA in Finance, both from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Before commencing his banking career. He has lectured Finance and Insurance at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, and University of Port Harcourt, respectively. He is also an alumnus of Executive Education at Stanford University, Harvard University and Wharton Graduate Schools of Business.
Mr Amangbo is an Executive Director in the Bank. He graduated with a B.Eng. in Electrical/Electronics from University of Benin in 1988 and holds an MBA. He worked in PricewaterHouseCoopers, before moving over to Zenith Bank Plc in 1993. He has over 16years postgraduate experience out of which he spent 12years in the banking industry and 4years experience in PricewaterHouseCoopers.
Elias Igbin-Akenzua is an Executive Director in charge of Oil/Gas Multinationals, middle market and commercial banking departments of the bank. He graduated with a B.Sc. Accounting in 1988 from the University of Benin and holds an MBA.
He had earlier worked in the Bank’s Treasury/ Financial Institutions and Corporate Banking Departments. A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), he worked with the Audit/Financial service arm of PricewaterHouseCoopers for 4 years before moving over to Zenith Bank Plc in January 1993. He has over 16 years Postgraduate experience out of which he spent 12 years in the banking industry. He is an Alumnus of Executive Education at Insead, Fountanbleu, France and Wharton Graduate School of Business, USA.
He is an Executive Director in the Bank. He holds a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accounting from the Yaba College of Technology and graduated with a Distinction in 1987. He also has a Masters in Banking and Finance from the University of Lagos.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He joined the service of the Bank in February 1992. He has over 17 years of Postgraduate experience out of which he spent 5 years in reputable Audit firms and about 12 years in the banking industry.
 Adaora holds a Bachelors degree in Sociology from the University of Jos and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Calabar. She is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management and also a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Nigeria (ICPAN). She has extensive experience, which span over several years of covering various department of the bank ranging from Customer Service, Treasury and Credit & Marketing. She has won numerous awards for service excellence and business developement in the bank. She has attended a number of offshore courses including an Executive Education programme on Strategic Thinking and Management for Competitive Advantage at Wharton Business School, Pennsylvania, USA in 2002. She also attended the Harvard Business School Executive Education (OPM) in 2004.
She is the Regional/Group Director of the bank heading the Abuja Zone, which has the responsibility of managing the large corporates, high net worth individuals and Private and Public Sector relationship, in the Federal Capital Territory.
Mr. Emmanuel is an Executive director and Group Head of Income Optimisation, Financial Control & Strategic Planning Department. He holds a Bachelors degree in Accounting from the University of Lagos in 1988.
He brings into the Management team many years of quality experience from PricewaterHouseCoopers and Diamond Bank Limited before moving over to Zenith Bank Plc in 1996. He has over 16 years post graduate experience out of which he has 10 years of banking industry experience in addition to 6 years experience in PricewaterHouseCoopers.
Pamela Yough is a General Manager with the Bank in charge of Multilateral, Conglomerate and Private Banking (MCP Group) and also Group Head, Treasury/Correspondent Banking.
She holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Pace University, New York (1984) and an MBA in International Business from LongIsland University, New York (1986). She joined Zenith Bank in 1999 from Citizens Bank and prior to that was in International Merchant Bank, where she started her banking career. She has over 17 years of banking experience.
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