For the former Treasurer and Vice President of the World Bank, Arunma Oteh, these are great times. Her life so far has been nothing short of a colourful adventure, with prestigious positions in the most reputable international organisations. After a bit of time spent outside the corporate limelight, Oteh was recently appointed as the Chairperson of the Royal African Society.
Good things come to those who wait, but great things come to those who are peerless at their business. This is Oteh at her game. Even an organisation that has been in operation for 120 years recognises her value as a sharp and effective lady of business and management.
Oteh’s appointment to the Society’s Chairperson role came a few days ago. As the Royal African Society is an organisation that toils for the advancement of the African continent and people by creating avenues for communication and deliberation on several topics between people in the UK, Africa and the rest of the world, Oteh will be in charge of commandeering the visions and implementations of this bridge from Africa and the UK to the rest of the world. This is something she can do.
Before this appointment, Oteh was recruited by the former President of World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, to take up the role of Vice President and Treasurer. Having satisfied the objectives of this role, Oteh tried her hands at being an academic scholar at St Anthony’s College, Oxford University, and became no less than an executive-in-residence at the prestigious Saïd Business School. It was while she was still sharpening her abilities in this position that Ecobank Group appointed her to its board of directors as a non-Executive Director. Then came the Royal African Society.
No doubt, Oteh’s reputation, corporate profile and a long list of hands-on experience precede her and continue to pave a path for her, but all that is predicated upon the person itself, Arunma Oteh.
These really are the best of times for the native of Abia State; the best of times indeed.
