That Africa’s leading financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc. has appointed a new Group Managing Director, Oliver Alawuba is an established fact.

Be that as it may, millions of Nigerians don’t know about him. We can tell you for free that he has over twenty years of work experience in the banking industry and the academia.

He was at various times an Executive Director at Finbank Nigeria Plc (now FCMB Plc), MD/CEO of UBA Ghana Ltd, MD/CEO of UBA West Africa, Directorate Head, Public Sector and Personal Banking and Regional CEO, UBA Africa – Anglophone.

He has B.Sc and M.Sc degrees in Food Science and Technology and MBA in Banking and Finance. He is an alumnus of the AMP and SEP programmes of the prestigious Insead Business School, France, and London Business School respectively.

He is also a Fellow of Nigerian Institute of Management and Honorary Senior Member of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.