Unity Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Adejumobi Alaba Williams as its new Company Secretary. Williams is set to replace Mohammed Shehu, Unity Bank’s former secretary.
The appointment was disclosed in a statement signed by the bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Tomi Somefun and issued to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).
The statement reads: “Unity bank wishes to inform the Nigerian Stock Exchange (The Exchange), its esteemed stakeholders, and the general public that the meeting of the Board of Directors of Unity Bank Plc held on the 19 day of December, 2019 at Plot 42 Ahmed Onibudo Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, approved the appointment of Mr. Adejumobi Alaba Williams as the Company Secretary to replace Mr. Mohammed Shehu with effect from 1st January 2020”.
According to the statement, Mr. Adejumobi will “guide the Board of Unity Bank Plc in ensuring strict compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements”.
Mr. Adejumobi holds a Bachelor of Laws, LL.B. (HONS) from Lagos State University (LASU) in 1989 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1990. He is also a holder of Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) in 2001.
Mr. Adejumobi Alaba Williams joined the Bank in 2006 and has held several Management positions.