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       Zenith Bank Founder, Jim Ovia Biography & Net Worth 2017
   DIR By: ejidikeelo
       Date: July 5, 2017, 7:33 pm
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       This article is about the net worth of Jim Ovia , Nigerian
       business tycoon and one of the richest men in Africa. Jim Ovia
       was born on November 4, 1951 in Agbor, Delta State. He is a
       businessman of repute who in 1990 , founded
       Zenith Bank .
       Jim Ovia attended Southern University, Louisiana, USA where he
       bagged a B.Sc degree in Business Administration in 1977. He
       later attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where he
       bagged his Masters degree in 1979. He is an Alumnus of the
       prestigious Harvard Business School.
       After Founding Zenith Bank Plc in 1990 , Jim Ovia became the
       pioneer Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. He
       served as CEO until 2010. His two decades of meritorious
       leadership positioned the bank as one of the largest and most
       profitable banks in Africa. He has since transferred into the
       Chairman role at Zenith Bank and the bank is moving forward in
       leaps and bounds.
       As an accomplished banker with over three decades experience, he
       introduced a great deal of innovations into the Nigerian banking
       industry.
       Jim Ovia is also the Founder of Visafone Communications Limited
       . He is the Chairman of the Nigerian Software Development
       Initiative (NSDI) and also Chairman, National Information
       Technology Advisory Council (NITAC) . He is a member of the
       Honorary International Investor Council as well as the Digital
       Bridge Institute (DBI) . He is also the Chairman of Cyberspace
       Network Limited.
       Jim Ovia is a member of the Governing Council of Lagos State
       University, Lagos and also a member of the Board of Trustees,
       Redeemer’s University For Nations, Lagos. He was a member of the
       Governing Council of the Nigerian Investment Promotion
       Commission (1999-2007) and also served on the board of American
       International School, Lagos (2001 -2003)
       Jim Ovia is a noted philanthropist and has headed numerous
       Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) at various times including
       being the first President of the Nigeria Internet Group
       (2001-2003). He is the founder and Chairman of Mankind United to
       Support Total Education (MUSTE), a philanthropic organization
       focused on providing scholarship for the less privileged, of
       which some of the beneficiaries are now qualified professionals
       in diverse fields.
       He is also the founder of the Youth Empowerment / ICT
       Foundation, which focuses on improving the socio-economic
       welfare of Nigerian youths by inspiring and motivating them to
       embrace Information and communication technology.
       Jim Ovia, having been around in the business sector for such a
       long time has over the years become one of the richest men in
       Nigeria and Africa.
       Jim Ovia net worth currently stands at a whopping $980 million.
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