Fidelity Bank Plc announced new board appointments to replace some of its outgoing directors who recently completed their tenure on its board in accordance with its internal governance policies. According to a statement from the bank, Aku Odinkemelu, its Executive Director, South Directorate, who was appointed to the board on August 4, 2014, will be retiring by December 31, 2020, while Chief Charles Umolu, Non-Executive Director, has completed his tenure and retired from the board on December 16, 2020. In addition, Mr. Michael Okeke, a Non-Executive Director, has completed his tenure and retired on December 18, 2020. He was a member of various board committees, including the Board Corporate Governance Committee, which he chaired from October 2018 to December 2019. Another Non- Executive Director, Alex Ojukwu, will also complete his tenure and retire by December 31, 2020. He currently serves on the Board Credit, Risk, Audit and Corporate Governance Committees and chairs the Board Risk Committee. In place of the retired and outgoing non-executive directors, the board announced the appointment of Amaka Theodora Onwughalu, Nelson Chidozie Nweke and Chinedu Eric Okeke as non-executive directors. Onwughalu has over 30 years' banking experience, including over 10 years in executive management in various financial institutions, with proven expertise across diverse segments including commercial banking, retail banking, treasury management, banking operations and corporate banking. She served in executive management positions in different institutions and was the former group managing director of legacy Mainstreet Bank Limited where she led the successful execution of a seamless integration of the bank with Skye Bank Plc where she served as deputy managing director until her retirement in July 2016. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Blueshield Financial Services Limited. On his part, Nweke, currently serves as the managing director of Neilville Nigeria Limited and had an extensive career in the financial services sector, rising to the position of executive director at legacy Intercontinental Bank Plc. His banking industry experience covers operations, public sector, corporate services and human resources administration. Prior to joining the board of the company, Nweke had previously served as a non-executive director of Premium Pension Limited and was a member of the Governing Council of Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency between 2014 and 2018. He is presently an independent non-executive director at Berger Paints Plc. Okeke is the Managing Director of Azura Power West Africa Limited, an infrastructure development and operating company with special focus on emerging markets in Africa, including Nigeria. Prior to joining Azura in 2014, Okeke had a stellar career spanning over 19 years in a succession of blue-chip companies, including Guinness Nigeria Plc, Lafarge Plc, Schlumberger Oilfield Services, and General Electric (GE). His areas of interest and specialisation across geographies (Nigeria, France, South Africa, Vietnam and Pakistan), covers technology, power, corporate strategy, finance, market analysis and international development. Okeke has held executive and senior management positions in various climes, with direct responsibility for teams of diverse and multicultural professionals and demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strategic client relationships and deliver quality results under complex conditions.