{"id":49893,"date":"2021-06-22T09:42:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T08:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=49893"},"modified":"2021-06-22T09:42:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T08:42:03","slug":"ecobank-nigeria-promotes-over-600-staff-recruits-new-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/ecobank-nigeria-promotes-over-600-staff-recruits-new-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecobank Nigeria Promotes Over 600 Staff ; Recruits New Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv6713547553MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Ecobank Nigeria has\u00a0<\/span>announced the promotion of\u00a0682 staff effective May 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2021\u00a0representing 26% of its core staff d<span lang=\"EN-GB\">espite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and all the attendant impact on business performance globally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This according to a statement signed by the Managing Director, Patrick Akinwuntan is targeted at recognizing and rewarding employees for their efforts and commitment, stressing that it was also in alignment with the unrelenting desire of the <\/span>bank<span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0to grow its people. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The Managing Director explained that\u00a0<\/span>the exercise is part of steps taken by the bank to realign its work force for better efficiency in line with best practices, adding that its workers remain the greatest asset to maintain high service quality standards, constantly improve on customer satisfaction and enhance the Ecobank brand experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6713547553MsoNormal\">\u201cI<span lang=\"EN-GB\">t is commendable that the Board and Management of Ecobank Nigeria exceptionally approved the promotion exercise at this time.\u00a0<\/span>As we progress on the journey to becoming the Bank of choice in Nigeria, the empowerment and growth of our people remain a critical cornerstone for achieving the desired market leadership, the Ecobank brand promise, and a respectable return to our shareholders. We are re-building our Bank and our people continue to be the most valuable contributors to our present and future success. While these individuals have been recognized at this time, it by no means belittles the contributions of other colleagues who have also done well. The promotion is a continuous exercise and all hard working employees will eventually be promoted. \u201c Mr Akinwuntan stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6713547553MsoNormal\">Advising members of staff, the Managing Director said \u201clet us continue to grow the\u00a0bank\u00a0and delight our customers to enable us achieve our desired target of becoming the preferred bank in Nigeria and contribute positively to the growth of the Ecobank Group\u00a0and Africa.\u00a0As a\u00a0bank, we remain committed to prioritizing the development and career growth of our people and ensuring commensurate recognition continues to apply\u00a0to all other\u00a0deserving staff\u201d.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"yiv6713547553MsoNormal\">The promoted staff were selected through Ecobank Group\u2019s standardized performance management system;\u00a0an in-house developed performance management system which uses both financial and non-financial metrics to appraise staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6713547553MsoNormal\">Also, Ecobank has announced the recruitment of the first batch of 60 new entry level trainees into its workforce as part of its growth agenda. The new employees will be absorbed into the firm\u2019s training programme at the state of the art Ecobank academy in Lagos. This being part of the bank\u2019s deliberate policy to train and equip its workforce in line with its transformation drive to make the bank the most preferred financial institution in the country. The rigorous training of new staff is targeted at preparing the graduates to better serve its customers ina convenient and accessible manner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6713547553MsoNormal\">Ecobank Nigeria Ltd. is a subsidiary\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-GB\">of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking group with operations in 33 African countries and an international presence in four locations (London, Paris, Beijing and Dubai).\u00a0<\/span>Ecobank\u00a0Nigeria\u00a0is a full-service bank providing wholesale, retail, investment and transaction banking services and products to governments, financial institutions, multinationals, international organizations, medium, small and micro businesses and individuals.\u00a0Ecobank is a major player in the distribution of financial services in Nigeria, leveraging digital platforms including Ecobank Mobile App and USSD *326#, Ecobank Online, Ecobank OmniPlus, Ecobank Omnilite, EcobankPay, Ecobank RapidTransfer, ATMs, POSs and an extensive distribution network of over 250 branches and about 30,000 agency banking locations.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ecobank Nigeria has\u00a0announced the promotion of\u00a0682 staff effective May 1st, 2021\u00a0representing 26% of its core staff despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and all the attendant impact on business performance globally.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":37112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,17],"tags":[2868,8758],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-49893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business","category-news","tag-ecobank-nigeria","tag-promotion-in-banks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ecobank Nigeria Promotes Over 600 Staff ; 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