Yetunde Oni is a Nigerian banker, managing director/chief executive officer of Union Bank and the first female managing director and CEO at Standard Chartered Bank in Sierra Leone.[1][2] On January 10, 2024, she was appointed managing director of Union Bank[3] following the dissolution of the Board and Management of Union Bank, Keystone Bank, and Polaris Bank.[4]
Yetunde Oni | |
|---|---|
| Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Union Bank | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mudassir Amray |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education | |
| Profession | Banker |
Education
editOni graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Ibadan in 1991. She proceeded to Bangor University, where she graduated with an MBA in Business Administration. She also has an Executive Training at Oxford University in 2016.[5]
Career
editShe started her banking career at Prime Merchant Bank Treasury & Money Markets Group in 1991 and then joined Ecobank Nigeria between 1994 and 2005 as a Relationship manager.[6] In January 2005, Oni joined Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria as a Senior Account Relationship Manager where she rose to become the head of local corporates in 2010 and in 2014 was appointed as the Managing Director & Country Head of their Commercial Banking unit in West Africa.[7] She was also appointed as the he first female managing director and chief executive officer at Standard Chartered Bank in Sierra Leone in January 2021 and in January 2024 was appointed as the managing director of Union Bank.[8]
Oni is an associate member of WIMBIZ (Women in Management, Business, and Public Sector) and honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC).[9]
References
edit- ^ Nwachukwu, Iheanyi (2020-12-04). "Standard Chartered appoints Yetunde Oni CEO for Sierra Leone". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Agbana, Rotimi (2024-01-11). "Meet Union Bank's new CEO, Yetunde Oni". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Ijaseun, David (2024-01-11). "Who is Yetunde Oni, Union Bank's new chief". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Aina, Damilola (2024-01-11). "CBN appoints new executives for Union, Keystone, Polaris banks". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Dan-Awoh, Deborah (2024-01-11). "Meet Yetunde Oni, Union Bank's new Managing Director/CEO". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Adegboyega, Ayodeji (2024-01-11). "PROFILE: Yetunde Oni, Union Bank's new MD/CEO". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Admin. "Who is Yetunde Oni new MD/CEO of Union Bank? 10 Quick facts". PM News. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Oamen, Samuel. "10 things to know about new Union Bank CEO Yetunde Oni". Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Adegboyega, Ayodeji (2024-01-11). "PROFILE: Yetunde Oni, Union Bank's new MD/CEO". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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