The Board of Africa Prudential Plc has announced the appointment of former Group Managing Director and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Kennedy Uzoka as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board.
The appointment of Mr. Kennedy follows the retirement of Mr. Emmanuel Nnorom as a Non–Executive Director of the Company which takes effect from the conclusion of the company’s AGM which takes place on March 28, 2024.
The latest changes to the Board of the Company were announced in a statement from the company to the NGX, shareholders and the investing public signed by its secretary, Joseph Jibunoh.
According to the statement, the appointment of Mr. Kennedy Uzoka takes effect from March 26, 2024, subject to the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The statement noted that Mr. Uzoka over three decades of wealth of experience across diverse business interests from commercial banking, retail and marketing, information technology, human resource management etc will be pivotal to the growth of the company.
Mr. Kennedy Uzoka was the Group Managing Director of UBA from 2016 to 2022.