UBA celebrates Africa, honours staff at 2018 CEO Awards

United Bank for Africa (UBA) has some of its honoured staff across the continent for their outstanding performance in 2017. A the 2018 edition of the UBA CEO Awards held at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria.
The UBA CEO Awards was established to reward staff of the company who put up outstanding performances. The essence of the event according to chairman, UBA Plc, Tony Elumelu, the event was established to reward staff who had worked hard to ensure that the company remains a leading financial institution on the continent. “It is a time to reward dignity, hard work, and excellence in execution, and to show our multitude of staff globally that they are very much appreciated for their contributions,”said Mr Elumelu.
In his remarks, GMD/ CEO, UBA, Kennedy Uzoka, congratulated the recipients of the various awards charging them to continue to work hard and exhale the core values of UBA group. He re-iterated that the customer is the employer and all staff must focus on ensuring that they are given excellent services always. He said, “Every year, it is our tradition to appreciate our people who have put in their very best and gone far and beyond the call of duty to deliver excellent services to the bank and the customers by extension.
As you may well know, UBA has promoted about 47 per cent of its staff within the last twelve months, and this is something that is very rare in our industry. It is a statement about our commitment to the employees.” “We know that when you have been rewarded, you will be motivated to do more, so I encourage you all to put in your best and remain focused on satisfying the customers, which is the reason why we are here,” he continued.