Unity Bank Plc has notified The Nigerian Stock Exchange of the resignation of its erstwhile Managing Director, Mr. Henry James Semenitari, effective today 11th August, 2015, and the appointment of Mrs. Oluwatomi Ayodele Somefun as its new Managing Director.
Mrs. Somefun is a graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife (BA Education/English) and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). She has also undergone Executive Training & Advanced Management Programs at INSEAD Fontainebleau, Harvard Business School and University of Columbia Business School. She is a professional banker with 33 years of experience, 26 years of which were in banking covering all key aspects of Treasury, Investment and Commercial Banking Operations. She worked with KPMG and Arthur Andersen before joining UBA Group where she led 2 major subsidiaries of UBA as MD/CEO. Prior to this, she served as General Manager and led three critical business units of UBA Group.
Before her appointment, Mrs. Somefun was an Executive Director at Unity Bank Plc responsible for Lagos and South West regional operations, and oversight on Treasury and Financial Institutions Division.