NOVA Merchant Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Anya Duroha as acting managing director/chief executive officer of the bank.
A statement made available to Qed.ng on Monday disclosed that the appointment, which is subject to approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria, became effective on August 30th 2018.
Prior to his new appointment of Mr Duroha was the executive director, wholesale bank, responsible for development and management of the bank’s corporate banking relationships.
Speaking on the new appointment, chairman of the bank, Phillips Oduoza, in a memo to all staff said: “Mr. Duroha’s appointment marks the start of an exciting growth phase in the bank’s business, following the go live of its intellect digital core (IDC) banking platform as the bank begins to leverage the benefits of its investment to deliver innovative solutions for its customers.”
Prior to joining the Nova Merchant Bank as a pioneer staff, Duroha was the head, business banking at StanbicIBTC, where he was responsible for commercial banking and SME businesses in Nigeria.
He started his banking career in banking operations in Citibank and has 25 years banking experience spanning many areas of banking.
Duroha holds an M.Sc. in banking & finance from the University of Benin and a B.Eng. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
He is an alumnus of Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania and Lagos Business School.
His appointment follows the exit of Chinedu Ikwudinma who has decided to pursue another endeavour.
