Dr. Alex Otti
Executive Governor Abia state
Early life
Otti was born to the family of the late Pastor and Mrs. Lazarus Weze Otti at Umuru, Umuehim village in Ehi Na Uguru Ancient Kingdom, Isiala Ngwa South LGA of Abia State. He had his secondary school education at Ngwa High School, Aba and Secondary Technical School, Okpuala Ngwa in Abia State, where he finished as the best student in his set during the school certificate examinations.
Education
1988
1988
University of Port Harcourt
First Class Honors Degree in Economics
University of Lagos
1994
1994
2009
2009
Babcock University
Honorary Doctorate Degree
University of Port Harcourt
Honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) Degree
2012
2012
2013
2013
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Honorary Doctorate Degree
Career
1989
Began his banking career with the Nigerian International Bank, a subsidiary of Citibank New York, where he worked in the operations department.
Thereafter he moved to the then Nigerian Intercontinental Merchant Bank Ltd. While at Intercontinental Bank, he worked both in the treasury and financial services unit as well as the corporate banking division.
1992
Joined Societe Bancaire Nigeria Limited (Merchant Bankers), a subsidiary of Banque SBA Paris where he rose to the position of a senior manager.
He moved on to the United Bank for Africa (UBA) as the principal manager overseeing the bank’s corporate banking sector for the entire South Division with the responsibility of growing the oil and gas business for the bank.
2001
In May 2001, he joined First Bank of Nigeria, PLC as assistant general manager with the sole responsibility of growing the Energy Sector for the bank.
2004
In April 2004 he was promoted to the position of deputy general manager, and a year later was appointed executive director, commercial banking.
This was followed by a re-designation as the executive director south directorate, where he was responsible for over 140 branches in both the South-South and South Eastern geopolitical zones of the country.
2011
Moved from First Bank Nigeria PLC to Diamond Bank, March 2011, as group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer and has led the bank through a major transformation.
Upon expiration of his first tenure, Diamond Bank renewed his tenure in March 2014 to an additional three years.
2014
On October 24, 2014, Otti took voluntary retirement and Uzoma Dozie became the new GMD and Bank CEO of Diamond Bank.
