Names of All Sacked Board Members of Union, Keystone, Polaris Banks (FULL LIST)

Names of all the sacked Board Members of Union, Keystone, and Polaris Banks have been released by the CBN.

 

NewsOnline Nigeria had earlier reported that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday (this week) dissolved the board and management teams of Union Bank, Keystone Bank, and Polaris Bank.

 

According to the CBN, the dismissal followed the non-compliance of the banks and their respective boards with “provisions of Section 12 (c), (f), (g), (h) of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, 2020.

 

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Here are the names of the affected board members:

Union bank

Farouk Gumel. Board Chairman

Mudassir Amray, managing director/Chief executive officer (MD/CEO)

Aisha Abubakar, non-executive director.

Andrew Ojei, non-executive director.

Abubakar Mohammed, non-executive director.

Mackombo Omoile

Joe Mbulu. Chief financial officer and Farouk Gume

 

Titan Trust Bank Limited is the highest shareholder in Union Bank

In May 2023, Union Bank received an offer from its core shareholder, Titan Trust Bank Limited, to acquire the shares of all minority shareholders in Union Bank after the completion of the core investors’ sale of a majority shareholding to Titan Trust Bank Limited, a subsidiary of TGI Group.

Keystone Bank Board of Directors

Umaru H. Modibbo, chairman

Titilayo Tairat Adebiyi, non-executive director

B.B.Dan-Jabu, non-executive director

Dahiru Chadi, independent non-executive director

Adeyemi Odusanya, executive director, south & corporate directorate,

Lawal Jibrin Ahmed, executive director, north & public sector and

Gemi Aribaloye, executive director, Group risk management

 

The bank was previously owned by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), an arm of the Federal Government of Nigeria. Sigma Golf River Bank Consortium owns the bank after being acquired from the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in March 2017.

Board of directors of Polaris bank

MK Ahmad, Chairman

Abubakar Danlami Suleiman, Non-executive director

Salma Mohammed, non-executive director

Adeleke Alex Adedipe, non-executive director

Ahmed Almustapha, non-executive director

Francesco Cuzzocrea, non-executive director

Olabisi Olubunmi Odunowo, non-executive director

Adekunle Sonola, executive , managingdirector/CEO,

Abdullahi S Mohammed, executive director, and

Segun Opeke, executive director.

In October 2022, the bank was acquired by Strategic Capital Investment Limited (SCIL).