United
Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, one of Africa’s largest financial services
institutions, swept the global banking awards in London yesterday, winning in
five categories to become one of the highest single winning bank brands at this year’s
awards.
Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, one of Africa’s largest financial services
institutions, swept the global banking awards in London yesterday, winning in
five categories to become one of the highest single winning bank brands at this year’s
awards.
L-R: Ebele Ogbue, MD, UBA CAPE; Charles Aigbe, Divisional
Head, Marketing and Corporate Relations, and Fiona Bruce of the BBC at the
awards ceremony yesterday in London
Head, Marketing and Corporate Relations, and Fiona Bruce of the BBC at the
awards ceremony yesterday in London
During
the event, organized annually by The Banker magazine, UBA was voted ‘Bank of
the Year in Africa’ for 2014, trumping others to win the highly coveted award
for pan-African bank brands. This is the second time in three years that UBA
Plc has won the prestigious award; the first time was in 2012. Four country
subsidiaries of UBA Group in Sierra Leone, Gabon, Senegal and Cote D’Ivoire
also won “Bank of the Year” for their respective countries, reflecting a brand
excellence that cuts across national bounds and pervades the continent. UBA
Senegal won the award for the third consecutive year, having won in 2012 and
2013.
the event, organized annually by The Banker magazine, UBA was voted ‘Bank of
the Year in Africa’ for 2014, trumping others to win the highly coveted award
for pan-African bank brands. This is the second time in three years that UBA
Plc has won the prestigious award; the first time was in 2012. Four country
subsidiaries of UBA Group in Sierra Leone, Gabon, Senegal and Cote D’Ivoire
also won “Bank of the Year” for their respective countries, reflecting a brand
excellence that cuts across national bounds and pervades the continent. UBA
Senegal won the award for the third consecutive year, having won in 2012 and
2013.
Group
Managing Director/CEO for UBA Plc, Phillips Oduoza, said, “winning this award
twice in three years is a recognition of our commitment to delivering
excellence and our consistent achievement of that goal. We remain focused on
the realization of our strategic intent of becoming “Africa’s Global Bank” and
continue to explore opportunities in markets and sectors across the continent
that will enable us achieve this intent,” said Mr. Oduoza.
Managing Director/CEO for UBA Plc, Phillips Oduoza, said, “winning this award
twice in three years is a recognition of our commitment to delivering
excellence and our consistent achievement of that goal. We remain focused on
the realization of our strategic intent of becoming “Africa’s Global Bank” and
continue to explore opportunities in markets and sectors across the continent
that will enable us achieve this intent,” said Mr. Oduoza.
A
publication of the Financial Times newspaper, The Banker is a global financial
intelligence magazine that provides global bank ratings and analyses and is the
definitive reference on international banking for high level decision makers
globally. According to the magazine, the aim of the award ceremony “is to
highlight industry wide excellence within the global banking community.”
One winning bank is selected from participating banks in each of the 120
countries from which entries are received for the competition.
publication of the Financial Times newspaper, The Banker is a global financial
intelligence magazine that provides global bank ratings and analyses and is the
definitive reference on international banking for high level decision makers
globally. According to the magazine, the aim of the award ceremony “is to
highlight industry wide excellence within the global banking community.”
One winning bank is selected from participating banks in each of the 120
countries from which entries are received for the competition.
Associate Publisher of the magazine, Philip Church, stressed that UBA’s
performance at the awards is a testimony to the trust the bank’s clients have
placed on the bank and its operations over the year. “Being named as Bank of
the Year in your own country by the world’s longest running international
banking title is testament to the strong management, sound business model and
prudent risk approach of your bank” said Mr. Church.
Only
last September, UBA won ‘Best Transaction Bank from Africa’. The award which
focuses on transaction banking does not only recognizes banks that have made
improvements to their investments in technology, but more importantly how these
improvements are of real use to the bank’s customers, noted Jane Cooper,
Transaction Banking Editor at The Banker.
last September, UBA won ‘Best Transaction Bank from Africa’. The award which
focuses on transaction banking does not only recognizes banks that have made
improvements to their investments in technology, but more importantly how these
improvements are of real use to the bank’s customers, noted Jane Cooper,
Transaction Banking Editor at The Banker.
