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T
he Director of Banking Supervision, Cen-
tral Bank of Congo (BCC) Mr. Willy Mu-
diay Mpinga has commended UBA DRC
for their exemplary regulatory compliance
standards and the UBA Group for bringing
global best banking practices to DRC. He
made this commendation during a courtesy
visit to the BCC by the former Deputy Group
Chief Inspector (DGCI)/Head, Audit & Control
UBA Africa (now Divisonal Head, Internal Con-
trol), Mr. Usman Isiaka accompanied by MD/
CEO, UBA Congo DR, Mr. Cisse Morissouali;
COO, UBA Congo DR, Mr. Lawrence Agba-
nobi; Country Head of Audit and Control
(CHAC), Mr. Chiedu Okonta and the Team
Lead of the Group Audit, Ben Ekwere on Fri-
day, December 7, 2012.
The visit was in line with the operating model
of the UBA Group Internal Auditors on effec-
tive engagement with regulators, our external
auditors and other stakeholders to exchange
relevant information on the operations of the
subsidiary and developments in the Banking
industry in the UBA host and home countries.
News Round Up
A cross section of participants at the Corporate Governance Session for Country CEOs held in UBA House, Lagos, Nigeria.
L-R: Mr. Usman Isiaka, Mr. Cisse Morissoual i, Mr. Wi l ly M. Mpinga, Director
Banking Supervision, BCC; Mr. Jean Marcel Kalubi Kayembe of BCC and Mr.
Ben Ekwere during the visit
UBA
Holds Corporate Governance Session for All
Country CEOs
Regulator Commends UBA Congo DR
for Exem-
plary Regulatory Compliance Standards
A
sensitisation and
training programme
on Governance was
organised for country CEOs
in UBA Africa on Tuesday,
October 30, 2012. The pro-
gramme was put together
by UBA Academy and
Company Secretariat as
part of efforts to update the
CEOs on recent trends and
their roles as Chief Custodi-
an of the Franchise in their
respective countries. Topics
ranging from “Strengthen-
ing Subsidiary Governance;
CEO and Board of Direc-
tors” were treated exten-
sively.
The highlight of the training
programme was the session
on “Taking your Business to
the Next Level”, facilitated
by the Chairman of Heirs
Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu,
CON. The CEOs drank from
the rich knowledge and
experience of Mr. Elumelu
who was the immediate
past GMD/CEO, UBA Plc,
and widely regarded as
one of the most influential
African business leaders.
L-R: Chairman Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu, CON and GMD/
CEO, Mr. Phi l l ips Oduoza at the Corporate Governance seminar
for Country CEOs
UBA