ZENITH BANK GAMBIA - Key Persons

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• Director

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• BRANCH HEAD, BANJUL

Aminata Bah has Over 13 years banking experience. She has worked in various relevant departments such as Retail banking, Commercial banking etc upon joining Zenith Bank. She holds a B.Sc (Hons) in Economics from the University of The Gambia. She has also attended various local and international trainings.

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• Branch Head of One of Branches
• HEAD, BRIKAMA BRANCH

Demba Bojang is currently the Branch Head of one of Branches and a very Senior staff member . He has previously worked in the Treasury Department as the head of Treasury & Treasury Marketing. He holds a bachelors degree in Economics from the University of Bedford, UK extension in The U.S.A. He joined Zenith Bank Gambia from inception in October 2009 as one of the pioneer staff. He has attended several international and local trainings & courses including the WAIFEM Course on "Treasury Management and maximizing profit" in Lagos, Nigeria. He has over ten years banking experience. He has also worked at The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration in the Trade Division responsible for the stock and price level of basic commodities for circulation to Cabinet as well as the re-export and transit trade including the Common External Tariff (CET).

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• Head, Financial Control and Strategic Planning

Mr. Gomez joined Zenith Bank Gambia in May 2010 as Head, Financial Control and Strategic Planning. Prior to this appointment, he worked in Reliance Financial Services, the biggest Micro-finance institution in the country as Financial Controller and later as Head of Operations responsible for all the branch operations of the company for a period of two years. He also worked with KMPG/ PKF as audit senior for a period of four years heading audit teams for various corporate and public institutions in the Gambia and Guinea Bissau. Mr. Gomez has over ten years working experience in the financial industry and is a Chartered Accountant with ACCA and currently pursuing his Msc. in Financial Management with Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. He has also attended various training in Leadership, strategic management, Tax Planning and risk management both locally and internationally.

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• Consultant
• INDEPENDENT NON - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr. Ukpeh is an internationally acclaimed consultant in business strategy, risk management, process re-engineering and financial services, who was, until recently, a Senior Partner and Risk Quality Leader for Africa at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria with over thirty-five (35) years experience in Financial Audit and Reporting, as well as a member of the Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. A graduate of accounting, he holds Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom. He obtained a Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Contemporary Accounting from the Leeds Metropolitan University, UK in 2009. He worked with PwC, an International Business auditing and consulting firm for over thirty five (35) years, and as a Partner for over 20 years led, directed, planned and managed the audit, accounting, and consulting assignments for numerous financial institutions, multinationals and local companies, including most major banks in Nigeria.

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• HEAD, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Lucky Aigbokhaebho, holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical /Electronics Engineering from Ambrose Alli university, Ekpoma; MBA from Lagos State University and a Master of Science in Information Technology from University of Wales. He has several Certifications in different areas of Information technology and has attended both Local and International training.

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• Director

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• CHAIRMAN

Momodou Y. M. Sallah, brings to the board over 41 years of diverse and progressive technical and managerial experience in insurance, investment analysis, project evaluation, financial management, banking, assets management, recovery of non-performing assets, and public administration. Momodou Y. M. Sallah, brings to the board 41 years of diverse and progressive technical and managerial experience in insurance, investment analysis and project evaluation, financial management, banking, assets management, recovery of non-performing assets, and public administration. At the time of his appointment, he was on retirement from active service. He served in both the private and public sector, locally and internationally, in the capacity of secretary of state (minister) in two separate portfolios, the department of state for trade, industries and employment (responsible for ECOWAS affairs), and the department of tourism and culture; managing director / CEO; financial controller; investment analyst / corporate specialist; and an entrepreneur. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors in most of the public enterprises in The Gambia, including the Social Security and the Housing Finance Corporation, and the National Water and Electricity Corporation. During his career development, he had the privilege to be invited by reputable international institutions of excellence, including Harvard Institute of International Development in Massachusetts, and the World Bank in Washington DC, to share some of his work experiences with their staff or students in the form of presentations usually lasting over three hours per session. Momodou holds a master's degree in Public Administration / Public Policy, from Harvard University, in addition to being a Chartered Accountant (Ghana and Gambia), a Microsoft Certified IT Professional, and a professional lawyer (LLB, BL). Currently, working on his LLM dissertation. He had further professional training in Executive Credit Program (Chemical Bank, New York); Foreign Investment Negotiation (International Law Institute / Georgetown University, Washington DC); Seminar on Power System Planning and Project Management, (organized by The Electricity Supply Board of Ireland, and the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank, Nairobi, Kenya); Seminar on Financial Programming and Policy (IMF, in Freetown); and Insurance and Reinsurance Accounting (Alexandra Howden Reinsurance, London, UK).

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• HEAD, PUBLIC SECTOR

Morro Sagnia holds a Bachelor's degree with Honors in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from The Richmond American University in London. Prior to joining the Banking Industry in 2008, she worked as Sales Manager at Sheraton Resort & Spa. She has also attended various local and international trainings.

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• Director

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• CEO
• Managing Director

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• Director

The Board meets at least every quarter but may hold extraordinary sessions to address urgent matters requiring the attention of the Board.

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• Chairman
• Chief Risk Officer
• DIRECTOR

Mr. Felix Egbon is the Chief Risk Officer of the bank. He is the Group Head, Risk Management Group of the bank. He participated in the establishment of a robust Risk Management function in the bank. Mr. Egbon joined the services of the bank in May 2006 with responsibility for branch coordination and subsequently Internal Control and Audit and was responsible for review and enforcement of the bank's procedures, controls and policies in branches bankwide. He is a fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), honorary member, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and Senior member, Risk Management Association of Nigeria. Prior to his engagement with Zenith Bank, he had worked with Pricewaterhouse Cooppers as Audit Senior, Auditing and Business Advisory Services; United Bank for Africa Plc as the Principal Manager in charge of branch coordination, internal control and Audit responsible for review and enforcement of procedures, controls and policies in the bank branches.

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• DIRECTOR
• Aviation Specialist

Mr. Mam Sait Jallow is an experienced aviation specialist with renowned leadership and management competences of international standing.He obtained a Master of Science degree in Airport Planning and Management from Loughborough University of Technology (UK) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering from Bolton Institute of Technology (UK).Mr. Jallow's work experience spans 39 years over which he served as Director General and CEO of The Gambia Civil Aviation authority; Air Transport Director for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Nigeria; and Regional Director for West and Central Africa of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Dakar, Senegal. He presently works as an aviation and development services consultant.Over the period, he has planned and managed numerous aviation infrastructure projects, institutional reforms and capacity building initiatives at the national, regional and international levels.

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• CEO
• MANAGING DIRECTOR
• Banker

Mr. Nnamdi Anozie is an outstanding banker of high repute with over 20 years in the banking industry. He holds an M.Sc degree in Economics from the University of Lagos, Nigeria; B.Sc degree in Statistics from University of Nigeria, Nssukka Enugu Nigeria and an OND in Computer Science from Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu State, Nigeria. Nnamdi Anozie is an outstanding banker of high repute with over 20 years in the banking industry. He holds an M.Sc degree in Economics from the University of Lagos, Nigeria; B.Sc degree in Statistics from University of Nigeria, Nsukka Enugu Nigeria and an OND in Computer Science from Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu State, Nigeria. He also obtained an LLB Law from National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). He started his banking career in June, 1999 with Fortune Bank Plc, then moved to Diamond Bank Plc in 2004. He joined Zenith Bank Plc in 2006 and has held several positions before his appointment on the 10 th of October, 2019 as the Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Limited, The Gambia. He is noted for his professionalism, competence, innovation, integrity, commitment and excellence in the organization and banking industry as a whole. He is a fellow of Chartered Institute of Finance and Control and has attended several executive professional training programs/courses.

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• HEAD

Mr. Osuma has over 14 years banking experience. He currently hold an ACA and also BSc in Accounting from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. He has handled various functions in Audit and facilitated several trainings. He also attended various local and international trainings.