There was jubilation when Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), appointed Yetunde Oni as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank of Nigeria.
Insider revealed that the main reason is due to her excellent track records in the Nigeria financial industry.
The apex bank made the announcement in a statement signed by the acting Director of Corporate Communications, Mrs. Sidi Hakama on Thursday January 11th, 2024.
For those who don’t know, Yetunde Oni is the first female CEO of Standard Chartered Bank in Sierra Leone. She will now replace Mudassir Amray, former CEO of Union Bank following her new appointment.
Interestingly, Yetunde Oni bagged a degree in Economics from the University of Ibadan in 1991.
She underwent Executive Training at Oxford University in 2016.
Yetunde Oni obtained an MBA in Business Administration from Bangor University in 2020.
She began her career with Prime Merchant Bank Treasury & Money Markets Group
In 1994, Yetunde Oni joined Ecobank Nigeria as a Relationship Manager in the Institutional Banking Group (1994 – 2005).
In January 2005, Yetunde Oni joined Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria, assuming the role of Senior Account Relationship Manager in the Local corporations segment.
She was later transferred to the Apapa Branch where she was saddled with the dual responsibility of Wholesale Banking Branch Head and the development of the Bank’s Local corporate portfolio in the Apapa and Ogun State Region.
In May 2010, she was appointed Head of Local Corporates.
In 2014, she was appointed the Managing Director & Country Head of Commercial Banking in West Africa for Standard Chartered Bank, (2014 – Jan 2021).
Meanwhile, before her Managerial appointment with Union Bank, she operated as the first female Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Standard Chartered Bank in Sierra Leone, a position she took in January 2021.
