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R – L: Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive of Zenith Bank Plc and Paul Richardson of World Finance during the presentation of the Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria and Best Corporate Governance Bank, Nigeria Awards to Zenith Bank Plc at the London Stock Exchange recently
For a third year running, Zenith Bank Plc has been named the Best Commercial Bank in
NigeriaattheWorldFinanceBankingAwards2023.ThebankalsoemergedastheBest
CorporateGovernance Bank, Nigeria,intheWorldFinanceCorporate GovernanceAwards
2023, retaining the award for a second consecutive year.
These awards were presented to Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, the Group Managing
Director/Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank Plc, at the London Stock Exchange recently.
The recognitions celebrate the bank’s tremendous feats and milestones in financial
performance, financial inclusion, corporate governance, and sustainability.
Commentingontheawards, DrOnyeagwusaidthat:”theseawardsareatestamenttoour
resilienceandabilitytoadapttothevagariesofthemarket aswellasourinnatecapability
to engender very stellar business performances through our innovative products and
solutions.Italsoaffirmsourcontinuedcommitmenttoglobalbestpracticesincorporate
governance, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.”
DrOnyeagwudedicatedtheawardstotheFounderandGroupChairman,JimOvia,CFR,
thankinghimforhismentorshipandforestablishingthebasisforaresilientandhighly
successful institution. He also expressed gratitude to the board for their exceptional
leadership, vision,andinsight; tothestafffortheir unwaveringcommitmentand dedication;
and to the bank’s customers for making Zenith their preferred bank.
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Zenith Bank’s track record of excellent performance has continued to earn the brand
numerousawards,withtheselatesthonourscomingontheheelsofseveralrecognitions,
includingbeingrecognisedastheNumberOneBankinNigeriabyTier-1Capital,forthe
14thconsecutive year,in the2023Top1000WorldBanksRankingpublishedby The
BankerMagazine;BankoftheYear(Nigeria)inTheBanker’sBankoftheYearAwards
2020 and 2022; Best Bank in Nigeria, for three consecutive years from 2020to 2022, in the
Global Finance World’s Best Banks Awards; Best in Corporate Governance’Financial
Services’Africa,forfoursuccessiveyearsfrom2020to2023,bytheEthicalBoardroom;
MostSustainableBank,NigeriaintheInternationalBanker2023BankingAwards;Best
Commercial Bank, Nigeria and Best Innovation In Retail Banking, Nigeria in the
International Banker 2022 Banking Awards.
Also,thebankemergedastheMostValuableBankingBrandinNigeriaintheBanker
MagazineTop500BankingBrands2020and2021andRetailBankoftheYear,forthree
consecutiveyears from 2020to 2022,at the BusinessDayBanks and OtherFinancial
Institutions (BAFI) Awards. Similarly, Zenith Bank was named Bank of the Decade (People’s
Choice)attheThisDayAwards2020,BankoftheYear2021byChampionNewspaper,
BankoftheYear2022byNew TelegraphNewspaper,andMostResponsibleOrganisation
in Africa 2021 by SERAS Awards.
