Zenith Bank Plc is a major Nigerian financial institution established in 1990 by Jim Ovia and commenced operations in July of the same year. The bank became a public limited company in 2004 and was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in October of that year following an IPO. Zenith Bank is also listed on the London Stock Exchange and has operations in Nigeria, the UK, the UAE, other West African countries, and a representative office in China.