All You Need to Know About Adaora Umeoji, GMD/CEO of Zenith Bank

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from the University of Jos
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and a First-Class honours in Law from Baze University, Abuja
• Master of Laws from the University of Salford, United Kingdom
• Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Calabar
• Doctorate in business administration from Apollos University, USA
• Certificate in Economics for Business from the prestigious MIT Sloan School of Management, USA
• Attended various management programmes in renowned Universities around the world including the strategic thinking and Management programme at Wharton Business School, USA
• Attended the executive program in Strategic Management, and has a Certificate in Leading Global Business all from Harvard Business School, USA

Career

• Deputy Managing Director of the bank since October 28, 2016
• Close to thirty (30) years cognate banking experience of which twenty-six (26) years have been with Zenith Bank

Awards and Recognition

• Officer of the Order of the Niger, as a recognition of her contributions to nation building
• Peace Advocate of the United Nations (UN-POLAC)
• Humanitarian Service Icon Award for 2023

Philanthropy

• Impacted many lives through her philanthropic and humanitarian activities through her NGOs; Pink Breathe Cancer Foundation and the Adorable Foundation that educates, caters for Cancer patients and indigent children education especially the Girl-Child.