The Banker magazine, a publication of Financial Times of London, has named Zenith Bank this year’s Bank of the Year in Nigeria.
The award ceremony, which was attended by leading personalities and institutions in business and finance from around the world, held at the Intercontinental Park Lane Hotel in London.
It celebrates the achievements of the world’s leading financial institutions.
Nominees for the award were judged by their ability to deliver shareholder returns and gain strategic advantage in market visibility and positioning.
The award also indicates the level of trust and confidence on the brand and is a testament to the strong management, sound business model and prudent risk approach of Zenith Bank Plc.
The Banker magazine said Zenith Bank was selected for its overall performance among other financial institutions and the opinion of leading financial analysts from the world’s financial markets.
Receiving the award on behalf of the bank, Zenith Bank’s Group Managing Director, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, dedicated the award to the customers.
He hailed the management and the workers for building Zenith into a respectable global brand.
Emefiele said: “The bank’s competitive advantage as a financial powerhouse for value creation in Nigeria and the several achievements and successes of the brand are a result of a strategic combination of people talent, proprietary knowledge, strong brand equity, leadership, integrity and relationship management.”
Zenith Bank was earlier named Nigeria’s largest financial institution by The Banker magazine.
In its 2013 rating of the world’s top 1,000 banks, The Banker listed Zenith Bank as Africa’s sixth largest by Tier 1 capital, having grown its Tier I capital to $2.969 billion within 12 months.
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