It
was rain of accolades for the outgoing Group Managing Director/CEO of
United Bank for
Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Phillips Oduoza in Lagos on Wednesday as captains
of industry and leading voices of Nigerian society witnessed the launch
of a book in his honour.
The
book titled “Dynamics of the Nigerian Financial System” edited by
Professor Michael
M. Ogbeide is a compilation of essays on the Nigerian financial system
in honour of Oduoza, who retires at the end of July, having completed
his two terms of three years each at the helm of the pan African
financial institution.
Speaking during the occasion,
Chairman of
Best Foods Limited, who was the chairman of the book launch, Emmanuel
Ijewere said Oduoza is worth celebrating because “he has proven himself
to be
a worthy banker, an authority in the banking industry, and an
administrator who has traversed the banking and financial landscape
without blemish. A special brand dedicated to excel”.
Also,
Chairman United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony O. Elumelu, in his remarks,
commended Phillips Oduoza
for sustaining the growth trajectory of UBA Plc in the last six years.
“Oduoza is a man with a very cerebral mind, very diligent, loyal and
astute. A man retiring in two days, who still works like he just
resumed. During the period we worked together at UBA,
he was a wonderful big brother. A man who loves and encourages progress
and a man who always works for the best of everything.”
Elumelu said that the performance of UBA today, both financial and brand management are all attributable
to Oduoza and all the team he worked with.
Alex
Otti, former CEO of Diamond Bank Plc, praised Oduoza for his
extra-ordinary talent and management
skills and leaving the banking industry with his integrity intact. He
urged Oduoza to ensure that he puts his wealth of experience in the
banking industry to the benefit of the country.
Also
speaking on the occasion, the editor of the book, a renowned
academician from the University of Lagos,
Professor Mike Ogbeide, said the book is a worthy testimony of Oduoza’s
sterling contributions to an industry whose zenith he reached by
scoring many firsts.
Jumai Oduoza, the wife Phillips Oduoza, put together the book launch to honour her husband’s over two
decades sojourn in the African banking industry.
Reviewing the book, Professor
Awolabi Kuye, said the book is a metaphor for excellence and
recommended reading and study of the book to students and all those
interested in the Nigerian financial industry.
Phillips
Oduoza, who has been the Group Managing Director and CEO of pan-African
banking
group, United Bank for Africa Plc since August 2010 officially retires
from the bank on 31 July after successfully completing two terms of
three years each. He will be succeeded by Kennedy Uzoka, who has been
the Deputy Managing Director, working closely with
Oduoza, in the last six years. UBA says the smooth transition process
is a testimony to the strength of the bank’s succession planning model.
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