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Sanusi’s Successor Is Bankers’ Banker (Godwin Emefiele) View His Curricular Vitae, CV

New York[RR] ABUJA–Hours after he embattled CBN Chief, Sanusi-Lamido-Sanusi was whittled down by Jonathan, President quickly sent the name of Adelabu Adekoya, currently an Executive Director with First Bank of Nigeria, to the Senate for screening and approval as Deputy Governor to succeed Tunde Lemo who retired late last year. For record, Godwin Emefiele record […]

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Sanusi’s Successor Is Bankers’ Banker (Godwin Emefiele) View His Curricular Vitae, CV

New York[RR] ABUJA–Hours after he embattled CBN Chief, Sanusi-Lamido-Sanusi was whittled down by Jonathan, President quickly sent the name of Adelabu Adekoya, currently an Executive Director with First Bank of Nigeria, to the Senate for screening and approval as Deputy Governor to succeed Tunde Lemo who retired late last year.

For record, Godwin Emefiele record shows he is a banker’s banker, ‘Emefiele has been the Group Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank since August 2010. He was before then the Deputy Managing Director of the bank, having been appointed into that position in 2001.

Mr. Emefiele’s CV reads: “Emefiele has been on the bank’s management team since inception and has held various management positions in the bank, including serving as the Bank’s Executive Director in charge of Corporate Banking, Treasury, Financial Control and Strategic Planning.

“Emefiele has over twenty-six (26) years banking experience and holds a B.Sc and an MBA in Finance both from the University of Nigeria Nsukka. Before commencing his banking career, he lectured Finance, Bank Management, and Insurance at the University of Nigeria and University of Port Harcourt respectively.

“He is an alumnus of Stanford University, Harvard and Wharton Graduate School of Business where he took courses in Negotiation, Service Excellence, Critical Thinking, Leading Change and Strategy.

“Under Emefiele’s leadership, Zenith Bank has strengthened its position as a leading financial institution in Africa, winning recognition and getting endorsement at home and abroad for giant strides in key performance areas like corporate governance, service delivery and deployment of cutting-edge ICT as well as impact in the bank’s numerous spheres of operations.

“In 2012, Emefiele’s visionary leadership saw Zenith Bank receiving acclaim from reputable institutions such as world finance, CFI and FTSE Global Markets that have named Zenith the Best in Corporate Governance, Best Commercial Bank in Africa, and Emerging Global Super brand respectively.”

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