Longest-Serving CEOs on the Nigerian Exchange Revealed

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) 30 tracks 30 of the largest companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange, focusing on market capitalisation and trading activity. A review identifies the longest-serving CEOs, including Oliver Alawuba, who became Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on August 1, 2022, succeeding Kennedy Uzoka.

Alawuba has over 25 years of banking experience, having joined Standard Trust Bank in 1997 and previously served as UBA’s Group Deputy Managing Director and CEO of UBA Africa. Adegbite Falade is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Aradel Holdings Plc, appointed in 2021, with a background in senior roles at Oilserv Group, Oando, and Shell.

Segun Julius Agbaje serves as Group Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO). UBA has a market capitalisation of approximately N1.98 trillion, while Aradel Holdings has about N6.14 trillion.