Fidelity Bank appoints three new board members

Fidelity Bank plc has introduced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Administrators, following approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The appointments, efficient January 14, 2025, have been disclosed in a regulatory submitting on the company disclosure portal of NGX Regulation Restricted just lately.

The brand new appointees embody Abdullahi Mohammed as an Impartial Non-Government Director, Obiaku Okam as a Non-Government Director, and Sufiyanu Garba as an Government Director.

Alhaji Mohammed brings over 36 years of expertise in monetary companies, public administration, and human sources improvement, having held key management positions at establishments reminiscent of First Bank of Nigeria Plc and Polaris Bank Restricted.

Okam, presently the Managing Director/Chief Government Officer of Skycurve Nigeria Restricted, has greater than 30 years of expertise spanning the banking, monetary companies, actual property, and retail sectors. She has held management roles at Zenith Bank Plc and Citibank.

Garba has over three many years of multifunctional and cross-border expertise at main monetary establishments, together with Access Bank Plc, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, and Keystone Bank Restricted.

Commenting on the appointments, the Chairman of Fidelity Bank, Mustafa Chike-Obi, stated, “The Board welcomes these distinguished people and appears ahead to leveraging their intensive expertise to drive the Financial institution’s strategic goals and additional its progress trajectory.”

The PidomNigeria reported that the Board of Administrators of Fidelity Bank Plc has introduced the extension of the employment contract of its Group Managing Director/Chief Government Officer, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, from 2024 to 2026.