Lagos, Nigeria May 09, 2019, the United
Bank for Africa(UBA) announced today that Mr Abdoul-Aziz Dia will join the
bank’s Board of Directors subject to the approval of the Central Bank of
Nigeria.
Bank for Africa(UBA) announced today that Mr Abdoul-Aziz Dia will join the
bank’s Board of Directors subject to the approval of the Central Bank of
Nigeria.
Mr Dia, a Senegalese citizen, has over
25 years of banking experience garnered from several countries across the
globe, including the United Kingdom, France, Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Senegal,
Kenya and Cote D’Ivoire. He has worked in senior management positions at
international financial institutions such as the African Development Bank,
Citigroup, Standard Chartered, Ecobank and UBA.
25 years of banking experience garnered from several countries across the
globe, including the United Kingdom, France, Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Senegal,
Kenya and Cote D’Ivoire. He has worked in senior management positions at
international financial institutions such as the African Development Bank,
Citigroup, Standard Chartered, Ecobank and UBA.
Mr Dia has served in the capacity of
Executive Director on various company Boards in Africa and in Europe and now
joins the UBA Group as a non Executive Director of the Board. He holds a
Master’s Degree in Statistics and Financial Mathematics from ENSAE in Paris,
France. He is fluent in 6 languages(French, English, Romanian, German, Wolof
and Fulani).
Executive Director on various company Boards in Africa and in Europe and now
joins the UBA Group as a non Executive Director of the Board. He holds a
Master’s Degree in Statistics and Financial Mathematics from ENSAE in Paris,
France. He is fluent in 6 languages(French, English, Romanian, German, Wolof
and Fulani).
‘Abdoul-Aziz Dia is a seasoned banker
with a wealth of experience. He joins the UBA Board with a global outlook and I
am confident that he has a vital role to play in the future of UBA and will add
enormous value to the Group’s growth strategy’ said the UBA Group Chairman, Mr
Tony Elumelu.
with a wealth of experience. He joins the UBA Board with a global outlook and I
am confident that he has a vital role to play in the future of UBA and will add
enormous value to the Group’s growth strategy’ said the UBA Group Chairman, Mr
Tony Elumelu.
Dia joins the Board almost a year after
UBA appointed four new members to strengthen and further diversify its Group
Board including two female board members, Erelu Angela Adebayo and Angela
Aneke. The other two Directors are Kayode Fasola and AbdulKadir J. Bello.
UBA appointed four new members to strengthen and further diversify its Group
Board including two female board members, Erelu Angela Adebayo and Angela
Aneke. The other two Directors are Kayode Fasola and AbdulKadir J. Bello.
The United Bank for Africa, Africa’s
global bank, was founded 70 years ago in Nigeria and today, operates in 20
African countries and in the United Kingdom, the USA and with presence in
France. UBA serves over 17 million customers across the globe with more than
1000 branches and touch points. In 2018, the bank received the award of
Africa’s Best Digital Bank by the Banker’s magazine.
global bank, was founded 70 years ago in Nigeria and today, operates in 20
African countries and in the United Kingdom, the USA and with presence in
France. UBA serves over 17 million customers across the globe with more than
1000 branches and touch points. In 2018, the bank received the award of
Africa’s Best Digital Bank by the Banker’s magazine.
