Emmanuel Ikazoboh is the new Chairman of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI).
The decision was taken at the Annual General Meeting held at the Group headquarters in Lome.
Emmanuel Ikazoboh is an accountant with over 35 years experience in international business management and corporate advisory roles in both the private and public sectors.
He spent most of his career with Deloitte in West and Central Africa.
Addressing shareholders at the AGM, the outgoing Interim Chairman, Mr. André Siaka said “The Board is committed to establishing the highest standards of corporate governance. We will learn from the recent past, address all of the issues and lay firm foundations for Ecobank’s continued success in the future.”
Meanwhile according to the bank in accordance with the Governance Action Plan approved at its Extraordinary General Meeting in March this year, there has been a significant reorganization of the Group’s Board of Directors.
The new Board comprises three executive directors, Group CEO, Mr. Albert Essien, Deputy Group CEO and Group COO, Mrs. Evelyne Tall-Daouda, and Mrs. Laurence do Rego, Executive Director, Finance and nine Non-Executive Directors.
Business World (with notes from citifmonline)