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The Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank has announced the appointment of Ernest Chukwudi Ebi as Chairman designate and Non-Executive Director, according to a statement released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

Ebi’s appointment comes after the retirement of Christopher Ezeh, the erstwhile Chairman, who retired from the bank after attaining the retirement age for Non-Executive Directors. Besides Ebi, Fidelity Bank also appointed Charles Chidebe Umolu and Kings Akuma as Non-Executive Directors. All appointments are subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Ebi serves as a member of the Governing Board of Venture Garden Nigeria and has been an independent Non-Executive Director of Dangote Cement Plc since January, 2014. He was previously the Deputy Governor, Policy and Corporate Services at the CBN from 1999 to 2009. He was previously the Deputy Managing Director/Chief Operating Officer of Diamond Bank Plc and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of New Nigeria Bank (now Unity Bank).

Born in 1950, Ebi began his career as an Accounts Technician at the National Association of Counties, Washington DC and subsequently worked as the Assistant Vice-President at the Federal Savings & Loans Association, Washington DC. Ebi attended Howard University, Washington DC, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing in 1978 and an MBA in 1979. He is a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR).