Le Top Management

Ebenezer Essoka is a business leader with over 30 years’ experience in the financial services sector, ranging from the establishment of greenfield operations to restructuring and repositioning mature businesses for sustainable growth across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Mr. Essoka is currently the Executive Chairman at IBURU, an advisory firm focused on fostering good governance, facilitating trade and investments across Africa. He worked at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) for 31 years, rising to the position of Vice Chairman, Africa region. He was the first African to be appointed CEO of an SCB subsidiary after over 135 years of the Group’s presence in Africa. He has also sat on various Boards, including the Boards of Standard Chartered Bank subsidiaries in Cote D’Ivoire, Cameroon and Mauritius. Additionally, he is a Senior Advisor to the President African Development Bank.

He is an internationally recognized speaker on business in Africa and also a high-performance executive who demonstrates balance in decision making, exhibiting the right amount of risk assessment and confidence needed in managing under diverse situations.

He holds an MBA in Finance and a Diploma in International Business and has attended senior executive development programs at INSEAD, London Business School, Templeton College, Oxford University and Cambridge University.

Jude Anele is a seasoned banker with 27 years of experience that have seen him work in different banks. His work has covered consumer banking, Micro, Small &Medium Size Enterprises Banking, direct sales and mass affluent banking amongst others.

He has served in different capacities as UBA Group, Head of Retail Banking in charge of bank-wide Retail strategy. Before this, he served in different capacities at Access Bank Plc, Diamond Bank Plc and Assurance Bank.

He holds Bachelor of Arts in English, a Master’s in Business Administration and an Advanced Management Programme AMP in Management.

Ugochukwu Alex NWAGHODOH is the member of Risks Committee at UBA Cameroon. Ugochukwu Alex also acts as a technical advisor to the CFOs of 22 subsidiaries in Africa, Europe and America. His years of experience spans across different sectors and he has worked with reputable organisations.

Before joining UBA Cameroon, Ugochukwu Alex worked as a consultant with Pricewater House Cooper in Nigeria. He holds a Professional Diploma in a Banking certification from the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and an Accounting Certification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.

Elais Pungong holds Master in Statistics (First Class Honors in Mathematics) University of Oxford, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Fellow amongst other academic distinctions.

He has a distinguished 24 year career serving as strategic advisor to a wide spectrum of leading international clients and governments in Belgium, England and across Africa on how to develop, finance and operate large-scale infrastructure projects. Deep technical and practical insight through the project finance market including energy, utilities, mining, financial services and telecommunication projects

He is a Senior Partner, Africa Oil & Gas Sector Leader at EY Cameroon (Ernst & Young), before that he has also served in different capacities at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Brice has over 18 years’ experience in capital markets, investment banking and business advisory across Europe and Africa. He is a successful entrepreneur who has executed more than US$2.0 billion investments in Sub Sahara Africa.

He holds a MA International Business and Management University of Westminster and a Bachelor (Hons) Business Administration London Southbank University.

He was MD/Regional Head CEMAC Region of the company Ecobank Development Corporation Cameroon and held various other high functions in several companies. Mr. BEUMO has experience as an administrator. He has been a member of several company boards, such as GEMFONDS Plc and SILKINVEST.

Ahmadou Oumarou holds a Masters in Policies and Management Development -Africa Potential Sciences Po, Paris – France, a Masters in Business Law, Degree in the Magistracy Section, Graduated as Magistrate, Bachelor in FRENCH PRIVATE LAW all at the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon.

He has rich experience in corporate governance, public sector performance, monitoring & evaluation, public expenditure and investment management, regulatory governance modalities, reforms and tools, rule of law & justice administration and search for financing and international co-operation. Ahmadou Oumarou serves as Technical advisor at the National Refining Company Ltd (SONARA) – Cameroon. Before this he has served in different capacities of management in state corporations and also in the judiciary.

Mr. KONTCHOU is an industry leader with over 30 years of experience and an affinity for operational excellence in intellectually challenging environments. He is skilled in high-level negotiations and business transformation and has hands-on management and operations experience across the full spectrum of the upstream oil & gas industry from deep-water exploration to brownfield production to technology commercialization.

He is currently Managing Partner at CETD Cameroon, a strategic consulting, project management, technical studies and engineering firm with proven experience in business transformation and turnkey construction projects.

He was the CEO OF Energy of Cameroon (ENEO) from 2014 to 2019 where he successfully connected 450,000 new customers and increased the turnover of the business. Prior to this, he was the managing director of Schlumberger Central Africa between 2010 to 2014, and previously held the role of Vice President, Schlumberger Information Solutions. Between 1984 to 2001, he held other roles in the company including Personnel Manager, Operations Manager and Field Engineer.

Mr. JING Paul holds a Master of Laws degree from Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.

He was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1993. He is the founder and managing partner of JING & Partners.

He is a member of several corporate boards, including GMC, SGHC , Kribi Golf and Country Club S.A.

In addition to being a member of the Cameroonian and Nigerian Bar, Paul JING is a member of the Harvard Club of New York. He is an experienced lawyer and is fluent in French and English.

ACHA MORFAW DIANE, trained lawyer, is a member of the Finance, Governance, Remuneration and Nomination Committee and audit committee at UBA Cameroon.

Before joining UBA Cameroon, Diane worked as a Solicitor & barrister with Bellah Chambers and as a Senior Lecturer at Universities  in Cameroon. She holds a PHD in Legal Aspects of Foreign Investment in Africa from City University Business School London in England.

IZE-IYAMU GODWIN is the president of Finance, Governance, Remuneration and Nomination Committee and member of credit committee at UBA Cameroon.

Before joining UBA Cameroon, GODWIN worked as an Independent Non-executive Director with FSDH Merchant Bank since 2018 and chairman of Sigrun Africa Limited in Nigeria since 2014. He holds (M. Sc.) in Accountancy from the University of Houston.

Jude Anele is a seasoned banker with 27 years of experience that have seen him work in different banks. His work has covered consumer banking, Micro, Small &Medium Size Enterprises Banking, direct sales and mass affluent banking amongst others.

He has served in different capacities as UBA Group, Head of Retail Banking in charge of bank-wide Retail strategy. Before this, he served in different capacities at Access Bank Plc, Diamond Bank Plc and Assurance Bank.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English, a Master’s in Business Administration and an Advanced Management Programme AMP in Management.

Fonda Fred Fonda is the Chief Financial Officer of UBA Cameroon and a chartered Certified accountant (ACCA) by profession. His areas of expertise includes amongst others the following; develop and implement financial strategies, plan and develop the activities of the Bank with the aim of strengthening the financial capacity of the bank in line with the overall bank strategy and regulatory standards, ensuring a sustainable balance sheet growth His years of experience spans across different sectors working with reputable and high profile institutions under different capacities.

Before joining UBA Cameroon Fred worked as a consultant at Kiel Financial in London and the CFO of National Financial credit  (NFC) Bank. He holds (Bsc Hon)  in Accountancy from the University of Buea, a Masters degree in Corporate Finance and Investment obtain from the prestigious London Metropolitan University.

Jean-Paul TCHOUNGUI is the Chief Credit Officer. He joined UBA Cameroon in December 2008 and has been instrumental in building the subsidiary working in different capacities.

Before joining UBA Cameroon he worked with Ecobank Cameroon as Wholesale Credit Analyst and Retail Risk Manager. He is a graduate of CESAG Business School in Dakar, where he earned a Master in Banking and Finance.  He also holds a Maîtrise in Management from Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaounde.

He has experience that spans close to 15 years notably in credit, wholesale banking and risk management and has worked on a range of issues in the Central African sub-region.

Jacob Forbah is the Country Head for Internal Control and Compliance(CHICC) a position he has held since March 2017. He is a pioneer staff of UBA Cameroon and has since August 2007 served within this institution in Cameroon, and other Subsidiaries of the same Group such as in Guinea Conakry, and Congo Brazzaville in the position of Chief Financial Officer(CFO) until February 2017.

Before joining UBA Jacob worked with Amity Bank(now Banque Atlantique) and Ecobank where he worked in the operations finance and accounting departments. He holds a Bsc in Finance and an MBA.

Joseph ABENA is the Head of Marketing and Brand Communication at UBA Cameroon. He is an experienced marketing and communication expert with over 15 years playing pivotal marketing roles in multinational companies in Telecom and Finance sectors. His areas of expertise includes Marketing Strategy, Brand Management, Digital Marketing, Advertising and Crisis Communication.

Before joining UBA Cameroon he served as Head of Brand, Marketing & Communication for Ecobank Cameroon and before that Head of Marketing, Communication & Innovation for Orange Money at Orange Cameroon; Head of Digital Marketing & Innovation at Orange Cameroon; Digital Marketing Manager at Vodafone; Head of Product Management and Group Head, Digital Marketing at YooMee Africa.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering and a Master of Research in Advanced Software Engineering, in addition to other executive program certifications in Marketing and Management including Certified Expert in Microfinance from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Certified Expert in Crisis Communication and Certified Professional in Brand Reputation Management.

Dintar Berka is the Human Resource Business Partner for the CEMAC Region. He has over 15 years’ experience in the different aspects of human resource management including, staffing, development, compensation, safety & health, employee and labour relations having worked in different companies in Cameroon and Belgium.

Before joining UBA Cameroon in September 2018 he served as Employee Relations Cameroon at MTN Cameroon and before that Human Resources Advisor for Glencore Exploitation Cameroon.

He holds Bachelor of Law (LLB) and a Master’s of Arts in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations.

Gerard Ngamaleu is the Country Head Legal and Company Secretary of UBA Cameroon. He is a trained lawyer sworn to the Cameroon Bar Association with a wide range of experience spanning 23 years in the fields notably audit, risk in the banking and insurance sector. Gerard has worked as a jurist, practicing business lawyer, legal officer in the insurance and banking sector.

Before joining UBA Cameroon Gerard Ngamaleu was for 5 years the senior Legal Officer and back up Head Legal & Company Secretary. He holds a BSc and Master’s degrees in Private Law.

Fointama Beizia is Head of Corporate Communication for UBA Cameroon since June 2018.  He joined UBA Cameroon in June 2015 and served as Head of Marketing and Corporate Communication. His has more than 15years of experience in corporate communications, public relations and media relations.

Before joining UBA Cameroon he worked in the communications and broadcast sector holding different roles. He was Deputy Editor in Chief, News desk Coordinator, senior reporter, lead prime time news presenter at Spectrum Television.

He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Buea, Cameroon and other specialized trainings.

Azaana Makanjuola is the Country Treasurer for UBA Cameroon. She has experience in currency and fixed income trading, research and analysis amongst other competencies. Before her recent appointment, she served as team lead in the Treasury Unit of UBA Cameroon.

Her experience that spans over 15 years has seen her work in different roles in Skye Bank Plc Nigeria, Mainstreet Bank Ltd Nigeria and Afribank Nigeria in the Treasury, Commercial banking, International Operations etc…

Jacques-Herve Imoma is the Country Head, Internal Audit of UBA Cameroon. His areas of expertise are internal and external audit (banking, utilities, telecoms, petroleum sectors), accounting, risk management and reporting. His vast experience has seen him work with reputed institutions in different capacities like Deloitte Equatorial Guinea, Ernst & Young Cameroon and BGFI.

Before joining UBA Cameroon Jacques was Senior Project Manager with SCB Cameroon. He holds  Diplome d’étude supérieures de management bancaire and a Master’s in Accounting.

Leonel Ajeagah est le Country Chief Risk Officer pour UBA Cameroun. Il est banquier avec plus de 14 ans d’expérience bancaire et financière notamment dans les domaines de la gestion des risques, de la surveillance du crédit, de l’analyse financière et de la gestion des risques opérationnels. Il fait partie des collaborateurs pionniers de la filiale UBA Cameroun.

Il a occupé le poste de chef d’équipe de gestion des risques avec un service en République du Congo en tant que chef de la gestion des risques. Avant de rejoindre UBA Cameroun, il a occupé différentes fonctions chez Community Credit Company (CCC), UNICS et Union Bank of Cameroon.

Il est titulaire d’un B.sc en banque et finance et d’une maîtrise en philosophie en finance internationale, monnaie et banque.

AZAH CLETUS AMEH is the Head of Compliance of UBA Cameroon. He is a senior Compliance, Legal, Risk Management, Conduct and anti-Financial Crimes professional with over 13 years’ experience working with multinational and global banks across Africa and Asia.

Before joining UBA Cameroon, Cletus was Associate Director, Compliance and Conduct Manager at Standard Chartered Bank Cameroon and before that Chief Compliance Officer & Head of Quality at Guaranty Trust Bank Sierra Leone.

He holds a Masters in Corporate Business and Financial Law from University of Douala, Cameroon and a MBA from Preston University, California, USA. He is a certified anti-money laundering specialist (ACAMS) and holds a Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance from the International Compliance Association in England.  Azah is a Member of the Sierra Leone and Cameroon Bar Association and also a Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Cameroon.