Doc re. Announcement of Appointment

The Board and management of Zenith Bank Plc is pleased to announce the appointment of our Executive Director, MR. UDOM EMMANUEL, as the Secretary to the State Government of Akwa Ibom State.

Prior to his appointment, he was an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Bank, haven served on the Board since 2006. He was also a Non-Executive Director of African Finance Corporation. We wish him success in his new endeavor.

This appointment is an eloquent testament to Udom's qualities and further lends credence to our robust training and development infrastructure.

In line with the Bank's succession Plan, Stanley Amuchie will act as the CFO.

STANLEY AMUCHIE holds a First Class Honours (Industrial Chemistry) degree from the University of Benin, where he was a University Scholar during his years of study and graduated as the best graduating Industrial Chemistry student in 1993.

He is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (HCIB).

He has about two decades post-graduation experience spanning Quality Control, Audit, Consulting and Banking, 18 of which has been in the Financial Services industry.

He started his financial services career in the Financial Sector of the Audit and Business Advisory Group of the Lagos Office of Arthur Andersen (now KPMG Professional Services) in 1995, where he worked on various Audit and Business advisory assignments for various Banks and Financial Services Operators in Nigeria and other West African Countries.

He joined the Financial Control and Strategic Planning Department of Zenith Bank Plc in 2000 and has been the Financial Controller of the Zenith Bank Group since 2008.

He also coordinated the Bank's Foreign Subsidiaries' Operations.