Following the retirement of erstwhile Chairman Chief Christopher Ezeh who, served the bank for over 11 years, Fidelity Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Ernest Ebi as the Non-Executive Director and Chairman Designate of the Board of Directors.

The Board also approved the appointment of Mr. Charles Chidebe Umolu and Mr. Kings C. Akuma as Non- Executive Directors. These appointments are subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Ebi, a former Deputy Governor, Policy and Corporate Services at Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for10 years (1999 to 2009), brings to the Board a solid wealth of corporate experience to Fidelity Bank. Prior to CBN, Ebi’s sterling career saw him rising to top position of Deputy Managing Director/Chief Operating Officer of Diamond Bank plc in 1998 having also served as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of New Nigeria Bank plc. Also a former Executive Director, African Continental Bank.
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A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Mr. Ebi has participated in several Management Development in the areas of Strategic Planning, Financial and Risk Management among others.

He started his career in the United States of America (USA) as an Accounts Technician with the National Association of Counties, Washington DC in 1976 and subsequently worked at the Federal Savings & Loans Association Washington DC where he served as Assistant Vice-President Community Federal Savings & loans Association.

Mr. Ebi went on to serve in leadership positions in various notable organisations. He also served as the Chairman of Deputies of the Group of Twenty-four countries (G24 countries) and as Director of Afromedia Plc until July 28, 2015. He served as the Member of the Governing Board of Venture Garden Nigeria and has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Dangote Cement Plc since January 30, 2014.