Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Kennedy Onuwa Okwudili as an Executive Director of the bank effective May 1, 2026. The appointment, which is consistent with the bank’s tradition and succession strategy of grooming leaders from within is expected to further strengthen the bank’s Executive Management.
Mr. Okwudili graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in accounting in 1998 from the University of Maiduguri, with Second Class Upper division. He obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 2008 and a Master of Science in Accounting from Veritas University, Abuja, Nigeria in 2021.
Mr. Okwudili has over twenty-five years banking experience spanning credit and marketing, treasury, compliance as well as operations, and had at different times worked in various zones and departments of the bank.
He holds Fellowship of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and is also an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).
Okwudili has attended several Executive Programmes within and outside the country, including Senior Leadership Development Programme at the Lagos Business School, Corporate Directorship Programme at the Harvard Business School and Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford, SAID Business School.
He is currently the President of Catholic Bankers Association of Nigeria (CBAN) and a member of the Noble Order of the Knights of St. John International (KSJI).
