NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 3 – Jeremy Awori has officially joined Ecobank as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a few months after exiting Absa Bank Kenya.
Awori was appointed Pan-African lender CEO in September of last year, succeeding Ade Ayeyemi, who retired.
He joins from Absa, where he has been for about 10 years.
Prior, Awori served in leadership roles at Standard Chartered Bank across the Middle East and Africa.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity to take Ecobank to the next level of its growth strategy. Despite current global challenges, Africa offers promising prospects,” the new CEO said.
“Ecobank is uniquely positioned to provide systematic change across the banking sector at a pan-African level, using the geographic footprint it has already established.”
Ecobank has operations in 35 African countries with an asset base of Sh3.3 trillion and more than 32 million customers across the continent.
“Jeremy Awori’s exceptional and proven qualities as a result-oriented effective leader with an extensive knowledge of the African banking landscape, make him the ideal choice to steer the growth of the Ecobank Group through the current era of rapid global and continental changes,” Ecobank Group Chairman Alain Nkontchou said.
