Henrietta Ugboh

Henrietta Ugboh sits on United Bank for Africa's board as an independent director. Her financial-services experience extends beyond 30 years and includes commercial lending, corporate banking, credit risk and private banking. She has held management or board appointments involving Citibank Nigeria, Investment One Financial Services and Ziphii Technologies. Her work also includes leadership mentoring, board advice and financial-literacy activities.

Ugboh studied economics and statistics at Benin before completing an MBA through Enugu State University of Technology. She is also an alumna of Harvard Business School and has undertaken further training in leadership, directorship, risk and compliance. Her professional affiliations include fellowship of the credit administration institute, membership of the Institute of Directors and honorary senior membership of Nigeria's Chartered Institute of Bankers.