Henry Oroh appointed new MD

Henry Oroh appointed new MD/CEO of Zenith Bank Ghana
Zenith Bank Ghana is proud to announce the appointment of Henry
Oroh as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the
Bank with effect from May 20, 2016.
Mr. Oroh, who until his confirmation was the Acting Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the Bank, has
more than two decades of extensive experience in the banking
sector, 17 years of which was spent in various positions within
Zenith Bank Plc and its Ghana subsidiary. Before that, he worked
for over seven (7) years at Citibank Nigeria, serving in the
Operations, Treasury and Marketing Units.
Henry has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of
Benin, Benin City, an MBA from Lagos State University, and an LLB
from the University of London. He is also a Chartered Accountant, and has attended courses in
Leadership, Innovation and Management at the University of Chicago, Harvard, and Columbia
Business School, USA.
Prior to joining Zenith Bank Ghana, he was a Zonal Head of Zenith Bank Plc in Ikeja, Nigeria,
where he provided support in the supervision of over 20 branches and had a portfolio spanning
Iron and Steel, Manufacturing, Food and Beverages, Pharmaceuticals, Oil and Gas, Public Sector,
Consumer and Corporate market segments.
Henry has won many awards in the Group, including Most Outstanding Leadership in the Bank
(2007), Most Profitable Zone (2007), Most Profitable Corporate Group (2008), as well as Highest
Deposits Group (2008) in Lagos, Nigeria.
With a strong passion for the growth of the brand in Ghana, Henry has been instrumental in the
development and implementation of strategies as well as innovative banking products and
services which have been very much part of the Bank’s success story both locally and
internationally.
The Bank is currently the winner of the coveted Bank of the Year Ghana 2015 prize awarded by
The Banker Magazine which the bank has won for two straight years, setting a new industry
record.
Zenith Bank also won the Best Banking Group in Ghana 2015 from World Finance and was voted
the Leader in the Commercial Banks Sector Ranking and the 6th most prestigious organization in
the Ghana Club 100 Rankings for 2014.
Henry comes into this role with great motivation and passion to lead the Bank into another phase
of outstanding growth.