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Sunday, 30 June 2013

Anthony Okpanachi, new Ecobank Nigeria Deputy Managing Director





One of Africa’s fastest growing banks, Ecobank Group has made public its appointment of Mr Anthony Okpanachi as the new Deputy Managing Director for its Nigeria affiliate, Ecobank Nigeria Limited.


Until his appointment, Okpanachi was the Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank, Kenya and Regional Head for East Africa which was made of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.

The new Ecobank Nigeria Limited Deputy MD has been in the banking industry for over 23 years, with 16 of those in senior management levels. He is a professional banker and strategists.

 Okpanachi bags experiences in treasury operations, retail business development and relationship management. He has been trained both locally and internationally. He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) and first and second degrees in Economics at distinction levels from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the University of Lagos.

Ecobank Group Chief Executive Officer, Thierry Tanoh who announced the appointment noted that the role of the deputy managing director for the bank is a critical one for the organisation, and would help to support the acceleration of the transformation of the affiliate towards a leadership position in the market.

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