The Board of Directors at Zenith Bank Plc has made Mr. Adamu Lawani and Mr. Louis Odom Executive Directors of the bank, as reported by Nairametrics on Wednesday.
Also, the board has agreed to make Pamela Yough a Non-Executive Director of the bank.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has approved these appointments.
Lawani, who attended Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State, is an experienced Chartered Accountant with over thirty years of experience in the banking industry.
He completed his Higher National Diploma in Accounting with distinction and has a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Lagos and The Business School in the Netherlands.
Lawani joined Zenith Bank in 1996 and has gained experience in operations, credit, and marketing.
He has taken on leadership roles in various groups such as Corporate Banking and the Agriculture Finance Department.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Institute of Credit Administration, and Nigerian Institute of Management, among others.
Profile of Louis Odom
Odom graduated in Accountancy from the Abia State University and holds an MBA from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, and a Master of Philosophy (Management) from Nile, University of Nigeria.
He joined Zenith Bank in January 1997 and has worked in the Rivers/Bayelsa zones and currently in Abuja, where he serves as the General Manager in charge of the Abuja and Northern Zones.
Before joining Zenith Bank, he worked at Diamond Bank and has extensive experience in operations, credit, and marketing.
He has participated in various Executive Education programs both within and outside the country, including the London Business School, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard Business School, and Lagos Business School.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Nigeria.
Profile of Pamela Yough
Yough is a Banker, Financial Consultant, and Investment Advisor with over 35 years of experience in the financial sector.
She has experience in Corporate and Investment Banking, Treasury, Correspondent Banking, Investor Relations, and Wealth Management.
She served as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank (UK) Limited from June 2017 to October 2021.
She joined Zenith Bank Plc in 1999 and led various departments in the institution, rising to the level of General Manager and Group Head in charge of Multilaterals, Conglomerates, Private Banking and Head of Investor Relations.
In May 2022, Yough was honored with an Award for Excellence and was recognized by the Women in Finance Nigeria for her contributions to the banking Industry.
She has also served as a Non-Executive Director in some of Zenith Bank’s subsidiaries including Zenith Registrars and Zenith Realtors.
She is an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and a member of the Institute of Directors (IOD) London.
She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Pace University in New York and an MBA from Long Island University in the USA.
She graduated from Oxford University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Cambridge in England.