Zenith Bank Ghana has seized yet another opportunity to stand out among its peers through the beautification of Accra’s cityscape.
As the pacesetter of what has become a national initiative to beautify the city’s landscape during this festive period, it launched its Christmas festivities and lit up Zenith Heights and some very prominent parts of the city including the Big-six Roundabout, the median towards the Big Six Roundabout as well as the Terminal 3 Roundabout all in the airport enclave.
In a short ceremony held at the bank’s head office in Accra, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, Henry Onwuzurigbo said the ceremony, which the bank held dear to its heart not only marked the end of the year but also the birth of Christ who he said was the sure foundation and the giver of hope.
“Let the lights of the cityscape here on Independence Avenue and at the Big Six Roundabout, its median as well as at the Terminal Three Roundabout in the Airport enclave be a reminder of the bright future we continue to build together as a bank and as a nation,” he said.
Historic feat
Despite the financial year’s challenge, Mr. Onwuzurigbo said the bank chalked historic feat and was determined to stretch its limits a notch higher and outperform the 2023 fiscal year.
He further indicated that between September 2022 and September 2023, the bank gained its best unaudited pre-tax profit ever with a growth of 82 percent- from GHS403 million to GHS735 million.
Also, the total assets of the bank grew to GH¢12.03 billion, a 14.57 percent increase from the GH¢10.5 billion recorded during the comparable period of the third quarter of 2022.
He mentioned that though management is highly impressed with this historic performance the bank recorded in its 18 years of operation in the country, it is determined and confident to do better in the next year.
“With this performance so far, we are determined, motivated, and confident as a bank to exceed our 2023 end-of-year financial targets.”
The MD/CEO highlighted among others some measures that would be implemented to make this mission possible including expanding to new territories and introducing innovative customer-centric products.
“We recently moved our Achimota branch to a new and more friendly business location and are on the verge of expanding our business locations to other jurisdictions within the first quarter of 2024,” he said.
Awards and Honours
Mr. Onwuzurigbo, also reiterated that as an attestation of the leading role Zenith continues to play in the Ghanaian Banking Industry, the Bank has won many awards, including Best Banking Group, Ghana – by the World Finance Magazine, Best Corporate Governance Company as well as Best Retail Bank for Customer Service – at the Global Brands Awards, Bank of the Year, Ghana – at the Global Excellence Awards, and Financial Institution of the Year Award – at the West Africa Business Excellence Awards
Appreciation
The MD/CEO extended his appreciation to the Bank’s Board for their strategic oversight of the Bank’s operations and Management and Staff for working tirelessly to ensure full attainment of the Bank’s vision. He also thanked the media for being dependable partners throughout the year.
Mr. Onwuzurigbo also appreciated customers for their support and assured them of a great outlook for the future.
“To our valued customers, whose unflinching support and continuous loyalty have kept us in business; as we look forward to the future, be rest assured that our focus on innovation, customer satisfaction, and financial stability will continue to guide us,” he promised clients.
