The Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Kennedy Onuwa Okwudili as an Executive Director of the bank, with effect from May 1, 2026.
The bank said the appointment aligns with its long-standing succession strategy of developing leadership from within the organisation and is expected to further strengthen its executive management team.
Okwudili holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Accounting from the University of Maiduguri, obtained in 1998, graduating with a Second Class Upper Division. He later earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 2008, and a Master of Science degree in Accounting from Veritas University, Abuja, in 2021.
With more than 25 years of banking experience, Okwudili has built a career spanning several key areas of banking, including credit and marketing, treasury, compliance and operations. Over the years, he has served in various departments and zones within Zenith Bank.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), a status he attained in 2013, and was also admitted as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) in 2024. In addition, he is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).
Okwudili has participated in several executive education programmes both locally and internationally. These include the Senior Leadership Development Programme at Lagos Business School, the Corporate Directorship Programme at Harvard Business School, and the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School.
Beyond his professional career, he currently serves as the President of the Catholic Bankers Association of Nigeria (CBAN) and is also a member of the Noble Order of the Knights of St. John International (KSJI).
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