Sampson Aneke’s rich experience and play in the digital space has come to the fore with his recent appointment as Group General Manager, Retail, Digital & Transaction Banking Group in the United Bank for Africa. He joined the Group in 2019 with the responsibility for SME banking across the Group’s African network and was also responsible for the Group’s business in Lagos and southern Nigeria.

He was the Directorate Head, South Bank spanning over 17 States of the Federation and housing over 313 Branches. He was also Head, SME Banking in 20 UBA present countries and double-hatted as Group Head, Digital Banking & Bank Head (BH), Apapa 2 Region. Sampson has put up over two decades of Banking experience which spans across three banks, Ecobank, Access Bank (formerly Diamond Bank) and more recently United Bank for Africa. He has spent the last 15 years in Senior Management Levels.

He holds a B.Sc. degree in Banking and Finance, MBA in Business Administration & Management and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. He is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management and an Alumnus of the prestigious Lagos Business School.