Appointed by the Central Bank of Nigeria as the Managing Director/CEO of Union Bank of Nigeria in January 2024, Yetunde Oni is a financial services leader with a successful career spanning over 30 years. She has held senior positions in international and local banks, focusing on emerging markets. She was the first female Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank in Sierra Leone.

Yetunde holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Ibadan. She has attained several international and local professional and leadership certifications, including an MBA from Bangor University. She is an alumnus of Oxford University, INSEAD Business School, Singapore; a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Loans & Risk Management, an honorary senior Member or the Chartered Institute of Bankers or Nigeria, a member of Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ) and an invested member of esteemed industry affiliations within and outside the Bank.