United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced that Abdoul-Aziz Dia will join the bank’s board of directors subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The Senegalese, UBA says, 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.
Mr Dia joins 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 also said to be fluent in six languages (French, English, Romanian, German, Wolof and Fulani).
UBA Group chairman, Tony Elumelu, said on the appointment: “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.”
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 Bello.
