Jeremy Awori Officially Joins Ecobank as New CEO

A few months after leaving Absa Bank Kenya, Jeremy Awori officially joined Ecobank as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

In September of last year, Awori was named the CEO of the Pan-African lender, taking over for the retired Ade Ayeyemi.

He joins Ecobank from Absa, where he spent roughly ten years.

Awori had previously held executive positions at Standard Chartered Bank in the Middle East and Africa.

“It’s a fantastic opportunity to take Ecobank to the next level of its growth strategy. Despite current global challenges, Africa offers promising prospects,” the new CEO said.

“Ecobank is uniquely positioned to provide systematic change across the banking sector at a pan-African level, using the geographic footprint it has already established.”

“Jeremy Awori’s exceptional and proven qualities as a result-oriented effective leader with an extensive knowledge of the African banking landscape, make him the ideal choice to steer the growth of the Ecobank Group through the current era of rapid global and continental changes,” Ecobank Group Chairman Alain Nkontchou said.