Cameroon
Nigeria
Benin
Burkina Faso
Chad
Congo Brazzaville
RDC
Cote d'ivoire
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Liberia
Moçambique
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
France
America
Mali
UK
Foundation
Le Top Management
UBA Cameroun
Le Conseil d'Administration & Le Comité de Direction
L’équipe de direction du groupe est composée de professionnels chevronnés et reconnus dans le secteur, dotés de compétences diverses (mais complémentaires) dans différents domaines, ainsi que d’une expérience approfondie (acquise auprès d’institutions nationales et internationales). Au fil des ans, ces dirigeants ont mis leurs connaissances, leur expérience et leur leadership au service du développement et de la fourniture de solutions (par le biais de produits et services) afin de répondre aux besoins de nos clients et, ce faisant, contribuer à maintenir la performance du groupe à ce jour.
ESSOKA Ebenezer
Brice BEUMO
Ahmadou Oumarou
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.
Joel Nana Kontchou
Elias Pungong
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).
Jude Anele
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.
Fonkwen Marguerite
Mrs. Marguerite Fonkwen Atanga is the Deputy General Manager. Before she was the Country Head, Retail Banking for UBA Cameroon. She has also earlier served as Business Manager Liberté branch Douala.
Mrs. Marguerite Fonkwen Atanga is a Graduate in Marketing and Business development, with more than 15 years of experience in the banking industry. She has attended Special Strategic and practical trainings in Britain, India and the USA. Her expertise includes Strategy & Product Development, Sales & Service Quality, Retail, Digital and Public Sector Banking.
Before she joined UBA she worked for Societe Générale and Standard Chartered Bank Cameroon.
Jude Anele
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.
Fonkwen Marguerite
Mrs. Marguerite Fonkwen Atanga is the Deputy General Manager. Before she was the Country Head, Retail Banking for UBA Cameroon. She has also earlier served as Business Manager Liberté branch Douala.
Mrs. Marguerite Fonkwen Atanga is a Graduate in Marketing and Business development, with more than 15 years of experience in the banking industry. She has attended Special Strategic and practical trainings in Britain, India and the USA. Her expertise includes Strategy & Product Development, Sales & Service Quality, Retail, Digital and Public Sector Banking.
Before she joined UBA she worked for Societe Générale and Standard Chartered Bank Cameroon.
Kolawole Kehinde
Kolawole Kehinde is the Chief Operating Officer of UBA Cameroon. Within the last two decades, he has gained a wealth of experience cutting across Control and Operations in reputable financial institutions in Africa. As a member of UBA family, he has worked in various capacities as Area Control Manager, Area Operations Manager, Group Head Operations for West and Midwest Bank.
Kolawole is a Chartered Accountant and an award winner as the best student in Finance when graduating from the University of Benin. He is also a member of the Information Systems and Control Association.
Nguemaleu Gerard
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.
Dintar Berka
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.
Leonel Ajeagah
Leonel Ajeagah is the acting Chief Risk Officer for UBA Cameroon. He is a banker with more than 14 years of banking and finance experience notably in the fields of risk management, credit monitoring, financial analysis and operational risk management. He was among the pioneer staff of the UBA Cameroon subsidiary.
He has served as Team Lead Risk Management with service in the Republic of Congo as back up chief Risk Officer. Before joining UBA Cameroon he served in different capacities at Community Credit Company (CCC), UNICS and Union Bank of Cameroon.
He holds a B.sc in Banking and Finance and a Master’s of Philosophy in International Finance, Money & Banking.
Azaana Makanjuola
Azaana Makanjuola is the acting 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…
Tchoungui Jean-Paul
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.
Tientcheu Yannick
Yannick Tientcheu is the Head of Marketing and Brand Communication at UBA Cameroon. He is an experienced marketing and communication expert that has worked across different companies over the years. His core specialities are product marketing/management, branding digital marketing and advertising amongst others.
Before joining UBA Cameroon he served as Marketing & Communication Segment Manager for Orange Cameroon. Through the years he has worked in Guinness Cameroon, VODAFONE, MTN Cameroon and Nestle Cameroon.
Yannick holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Marketing & Sales Distribution.
Forbah Jacob
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.
Fointama Beizia
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.
Riter METIAYIM
Gnahoua Didier
Didier Gnahoua is Regional Head, Digital Banking CEMAC. He oversees the Digital Banking Units in Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Chad and the DRC. He combines 20 years of experience in banking, insurance and information systems /technology. Didier has worked over the years in the development of electronic/ transaction banking, e-commerce solutions, cards products and many projects across Africa.
Before taking over his present role he was country head, Digital Banking Products & Sales UBA Cote d’Ivoire. Within the same subsidiary, he held positions in transaction banking, wholesale banking, corporate services and IT units.
He holds a Master’s in Business Administration in the Management of Information Systems.
Jacques-Herve Imoma
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.