Ecobank announces the appointment of Patrick Akinwuntan as MD and Regional Director

The Board of Directors of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) Announces the Appointment of Patrick Akinwuntan as Director General Manager and Regional Executive Director of Ecobank Nigeria, subject to applicable regulatory approvals.

Prior to this appointment, Patrick was the Group Executive, Consumer Banking responsible for leading the consumer banking business through Ecobank's global network of 40 countries, including 36 in Africa.

As a seasoned banker with more than 20 years of experience in senior management and senior management, Patrick has held several strategic positions within the Ecobank Group in Ghana, Togo and Nigeria. He previously served as Group Executive Director on the ETI Board of Directors and previously Executive Director of Ecobank Nigeria.

Patrick began his career at Ecobank in 1996 as Commercial Director and Regional Director of Ecobank Nigeria. He has held various management and executive positions in Nigeria and within the Ecobank Group, including Executive Director, Retail Bank, Ecobank Nigeria, Group Finance Director, ETI, Group Executive Director, Operations and Technology, among others.

Prior to joining Ecobank, Patrick was General Manager, Springfountain Management Consultants, Lagos from 1993 to 1996; Assistant Director – Corporate Finance, Credit and Marketing, Manufacturers Merchant Bank Plc, Lagos from 1991 to 1993, and Supervisor at Ernst & Young International (Chartered Accountants), Lagos from 1987 to 1991. Member of the Institute Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), Patrick also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Obafemi University Awolowo, Ife Island. He is a former senior executive (SEP) student at Harvard Business School, an honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and an badociate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria.

In line with his leadership Ecobank also announced that outgoing CEO Charles Kie will continue to manage Ecobank Nigeria during the transition period and ensure a smooth transition to Akinwuntan.

Incorporated in Lome, Togo in 1988, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated ("ETI & # 39;) is the parent company of the first independent Pan African banking group, Ecobank. It is currently present in 36 African countries, namely: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic), Côte d 'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The Group employs over 17,000 people in 40 countries in more than 1,200 branches and offices.