The Gabonese subsidiary of the pan-African bank UBA has a new managing director, internal sources of the group report on Monday, November 30. This is Eugenia Onyekwelu who is replacing Chioma Mang, who is called upon to lead UBA Uganda in this position

This appointment comes at a time when UBA is engaged in an expansion phase in Africa. It is in this sense that it has carried out numerous changes (permutations and appointments within its various subsidiaries) recently to speed up the process.

Arriving at UBA Gabon in 2012, Eugenia Onyekwelu was appointed Operations Director the same year. The manager has more than 20 years of professional experience in project management, including banking transactions

In recent years, she has actively participated in the bank's numerous strategic projects. Holder of a Master in Business Administration and a Bachelor in Finance, the new boss of UBA, is presented as versatile in banking practices

As a reminder, despite a difficult context marked by Covid-19, UBA recorded net banking income of 150 billion naira ($391.6 million) in the first half of 2020, up 5.6% compared to 2019.