Access Bank Plc (the Bank) is engaged in investment, corporate, commercial and retail banking. The Bank's principal activities include the provision of money market product and services, retail banking, granting of loans and advances, equipment leasing, corporate finance and foreign exchange operations. The Bank operates through four segments, which include Corporate and Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, Personal Banking and Business Banking. The Corporate and Investment Banking segment provides a range of services to multinationals, domestic corporates and other institutional clients. The Commercial Banking segment provides commercial banking products and services to the non-institutional clients, medium and small corporate segments. The Personal Banking segment provides financial products and services to individuals and private banking segment. The Business Banking segment provides commercial banking products and services to small and medium scale enterprises.

Banking

Access Bank

Mrs. Fajobi is an experienced legal counsel and governance professional with a demonstrated history of working in the financial, investment and legal services industry. She is currently an Operating Director at Tengen Family Office Ltd.
She is a versatile solicitor with strong competencies in negotiation, business risk management and financial analysis who has provided support in setting up companies across different sectors, creating operational bases that have proved effective and efficient.
Mrs. Fajobi worked with [International Finance Corporation](/org/international-finance-corporation) from May 2014 to June 2017 as Project Lead (Nigeria) Africa Corporate Governance Programme. She also had extensive corporate counsel experience   working at [Standard Chartered Bank](/org/standard-chartered-bank), [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc) and the defunct Ocean Bank Plc.
She holds an LLM Degree (Merit) from [University of London](/org/university-of-london) (2009) with specialization in Corporate and Commercial Law and Second-Class Upper Degree from University of Lagos (1999). She is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association.
 
She sits on the Boards of Coronation Insurance Plc, Coronation Securities Limited, One Terminals Limited and Coronation GPS Limited.
 
Mrs. Fajobi joined the Board in November 2020.

Omosalewa Fajobi

Ms. Ambursa was appointed Executive Director, Commercial Banking Division in November 2017.
 
She has over two decades of banking experience from [Guaranty Trust Bank](/org/guaranty-trust-bank-plc) and [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc). Her experience spans across Transaction Services, Public Sector, Commercial Banking and Corporate Finance. Prior to joining [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc) in 2003, she was a Relationship Manager, Public Sector in [Guaranty Trust Bank](/org/guaranty-trust-bank-plc) Plc.
 
Ms. Ambursa graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from University of Jos in 1991 and obtained a master’s degree in Law and Diplomacy in 1996 from the same university. She subsequently attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (‘MIT’) where she obtained a Master’s in Business Administration in 2009. She has attended several Executive Management Development Programmes in leading institutions, including [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school) and MIT.
 
She sits on the Boards of [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc) Ghana Plc and Bank Directors Association of Nigeria.

Hadiza Ambursa

Dr. Nwuke has over 28 years’ experience in finance and corporate governance working with top corporates and leading commercial banks in Nigeria. He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, an honorary member of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and a member of Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners.
 
He has garnered considerable expertise in credit analysis and bank financial management through professional training as a Chartered Accountant, from relevant training programmes as well as on the job training. He was an Executive Director in [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc) from 2004 to 2013 and served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank’s subsidiaries in Rwanda and Burundi. Dr. Nwuke was a pioneer Non-Executive Director of Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited representing [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc).
 
Dr. Nwuke’s key competencies include finance, strategy development and execution, organizational restructuring and transformation, leadership and change management. He joined the Board of Coscharis Group in August 2014 and is currently responsible for the strategic drive to position it for sustainability. He currently chairs the Shareholders’ Audit Committee of NASCON Plc and sits on the Boards of Access Pension Fund Custodian Limited, First Ally Asset Management Limited, Claritus Limited and Simply Gifts and Interiors Limited.
 
He holds a B.Sc. Degree in Accountancy from University of Nigeria, Nsukka and an MBA (Distinction) in International Banking and Finance from the Birmingham Business School, United Kingdom. Dr. Nwuke holds a Doctorate Degree in Business Administration (DBA) from [Walden University](/org/walden-university), Minnesota, USA with a research focus on leadership transition challenges in family businesses. He has been exposed to several leadership and professional development programmes at renowned institutions including Harvard Business School, Boston (AMP 175), Wharton Business School, Pennsylvania (both in U.S.A), INSEAD and IMD.
 
He joined the Board in November 2019 and currently chairs the Board Credit and Finance Committee. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Board Technical Committee on Retail Expansion. 

Okey Nwuke

Mr. Akpana is the Managing Partner of Solola & Akpana, one of the leading commercial and oil and gas law firms in Nigeria. He is a consummate corporate and commercial lawyer with a career spanning over two decades. Mr. Akpana has a proven track record of academic excellence. He graduated as a top student in Law from the University of Jos and obtained a master’s degree from Harvard Law School. He is a Notary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
 
Based on his work, he was recognised in the Chambers Global 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions as a ‘Leading Individual’ in Nigeria in its Corporate and Commercial section. Similarly, the International Financial Law Review 1000 ranked him as a ‘Leading Lawyer’ in Nigeria in its 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions while the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa profiled him as a ‘Recommended Individual’.
 
Mr. Akpana is a member of the International Bar Association, [American Bar Association](/org/american-bar-association), New York State Bar Association, Nigerian Bar Association and the Law Society of England and Wales. He joined the Board in March 2017 and currently chairs the Board Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Board Audit Committee and Board Credit and Finance Committee. He sits on the Boards of AMNI International Petroleum Development Company Limited and Contracting Plus Limited.

Iboroma Akpana

Prior to his recent appointment, Mr. Kumapayi has been the Group Chief Financial Officer of [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc) Plc, a position he has held since 2008. He is a highly accomplished and result-driven professional. He has over 20 years of progressive banking experience spanning across Finance, Strategy, Risk Management, and Treasury.
 
He joined [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc) in 2002 as the Head of Financial Control and Credit Risk Management. Prior to joining [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc), he held controller and analyst positions with First City Monument Bank Limited and Guaranty Trust Bank Plc respectively.
 
Since joining [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc), he has played a significant role in the creation of the largest retail bank in Nigeria and specific corporate actions that have supported the Bank’s growth objectives and enhanced its capacity to play in key local and international markets. 
 
Mr. Kumapayi is an alumnus of [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school). He holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lagos, and a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He has also attended several Executive Management Development programme in leading institutions including [INSEAD](/org/insead), IMD and [London Business School](/org/london-business-school). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and a member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and the Chartered Institution of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). He is a board member of the Ogun State Security Trust Fund.
 
He joined the Board in November 2020.

Seyi Kumapayi

Mr. Usman is the Founder/Chief Executive Officer of New Frontier Development Limited, an investment company focused on financial advisory, hospitality, real estate and proprietary investments in start-ups and challenged companies in the SME space. He is also the Founder/Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Al-Qalam (Pen) Foundation, a Not-for-Profit Organisation that provides educational opportunities to disadvantaged children.

Prior to this, he was the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Aso Savings and Loans Plc and an Executive Director at Abuja Investment and Property Development Company Limited. He was at various times the Deputy Director and Head of Petrochemicals and Gas Unit; Transport Sector Reform Team as well as the Deputy Director Telecoms Reform, Team Lead and Head NITEL Privatisation at the Bureau of Public Enterprises. He also worked with [Central Bank of Nigeria](/org/central-bank-of-nigeria), Arthur Andersen and CitiBank Nigeria. Mr. Usman sits on the Boards of Abuja Leasing Company Limited, Kairos Capital Limited and Sentinel Energy and Gas Limited.

Mr. Usman holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from [University of Sussex](/org/university-of-sussex) and a Master of Philosophy in Development Economics from [University of Cambridge](/org/university-of-cambridge). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. Mr. Usman is also an Eisenhower Fellow and Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellow of the African Leadership Institute.

Over the years, he has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company and Council of the Nigeria Stock Exchange.
Mr. Usman joined the Board in August 2020.

Hassan M.t. Usman

Dr. Jobome is a thoroughbred banking professional with a strong academic background. He obtained a first-class degree in Economics from the University of Maiduguri in 1986 and a Distinction in Master of Business Administration degree from Obafemi Awolowo University in 1990. Dr Jobome also obtained a Master of Science Degree (1994) and a Doctorate degree (2002) both in Economics and Finance from [Loughborough University](/org/loughborough-university), UK.
 
He has over 26 years of working experience obtained from Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, the University of Liverpool Management School, Manchester Business School and Access Bank Plc. He joined Access Bank Plc in July 2010 as a General Manager and Chief Risk Officer. Prior to joining the Bank, he was a Risk Management Consultant to Guaranty Trust Bank Plc.
 
Dr. Jobome has been instrumental to the many giant strides attained by the Bank in the risk management space. Dr. Jobome is a highly sought-after resource person and has held several key industry leadership positions, including; Director, CRC Credit Bureau Ltd; President, Risk Management Association of Nigeria; Member, Working Group on Regulatory Reforms of the Institute of International Finance and Member, Capacity Building Committee. He is also an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. He was appointed to the Board in January 2017.
 
He is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of CRC Credit Bureau Ltd, an investee company of the Bank. He also sits of the Board of Access Bank Mozambique S.A.

Gregory Jobome

Titilayo Osuntoki

Mr. Wigwe started his professional career with Coopers & Lybrand Associates, an international firm of Chartered Accountants. He spent over 10 years at [Guaranty Trust Bank](/org/guaranty-trust-bank-plc) Plc where he managed several portfolios, including financial institutions, large corporates and multinationals. He left [Guaranty Trust Bank](/org/guaranty-trust-bank-plc) as an Executive Director to co-lead the transformation of Access Bank Plc in March 2002 as Deputy Managing Director. He was appointed Group Managing Director/CEO effective January 1, 2014.
 
Mr Wigwe is an alumnus of the [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school) Executive Management Programme. He holds a master’s degree in Banking and International Finance from the University College of North Wales, a master’s degree in Financial Economics from the [University of London](/org/university-of-london) and a B.Sc. degree in Accounting from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
 
Mr Wigwe is the Chairman of The Access Bank (UK) Ltd and a Non-Executive Director of Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company Plc; FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange; Shared Agents Network Expansion Facilities Ltd and Agri-Business/ SME Enterprises Investment Scheme. He also sits on the Boards of CACOVID-19 LTD/GTE, HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria and the Nigerian Business Coalition Against Aids.

Herbert Wigwe

Mr. Bajomo is a globally focused financial services executive with achievements cutting across banking, insurance and capital market.
 
Mr. Bajomo’s appointment as Executive Director, Information Technology and Operations was approved by the [Central Bank of Nigeria](/org/central-bank-of-nigeria) in January 2018. 
 
Prior to joining the Bank, he was Executive Director, Market Operations and Technology at the Nigerian Stock Exchange. In that role, he delivered market-wide transformation initiatives that firmly established the Exchange as the second largest stock exchange in Africa by market capitalization with over 7 million investors.  Mr. Bajomo worked as Regional Head of Transformation Programme at Barclays Bank Plc UK (2007-2011); Head of IT Strategy and Systems at Pearl Insurance Group, UK (2006-2007) and IT Director at Fortis Bank UK (1997-2006) amongst other leadership roles.
 
He holds an MBA from CASS Business School; MSc Information Systems Engineering from South Bank University, London and a BSc in Civil Engineering from University of Ife. Mr. Bajomo is a chartered member of British Computer Society and a member of Institute of Directors, UK.
 
He sits on the Boards of Nigerian Interbank Settlement Scheme (‘NIBSS’) Plc and Access Bank Kenya Plc.

Adeolu Bajomo

Mr. Etuokwu’s appointment as Executive Director was renewed in January 2018 following the expiration of his initial term. He was first appointed Executive Director of the Bank in January 2012. He oversees the Personal Banking Division and has over two decades of banking experience cutting across Operations, Information Technology, and Business Development.
 
He joined the Bank in July 2003 from Citibank Nigeria. Mr Etuokwu holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Ibadan and the University of Benin respectively.
 
He is an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and represents the Bank on the boards of E-Tranzact Plc and Unified Payments Services Limited. He also sits on the Board of ACT Foundation and Access Pension Fund Custodian Limited.

Victor Etuokwu

Mrs. Okoli commenced her banking career as an Executive Trainee in the Operations Unit of Diamond Bank Plc in April 1992 and served in various capacities in the bank until her appointment as an Executive Director in Diamond Bank in September 2016.
 
She joined the Board of Access Bank Plc in March 2019 following the merger with the former Diamond Bank.
 
She is a 1989 Law Graduate from the University of Benin and was called to the Nigerian Bar in December 1990. She holds an MBA from [Warwick Business School](/org/warwick-business-school), Coventry, UK. Mrs. Okoli has attended various courses in Nigeria and abroad including the Advanced Management Programme of Wharton Executive Education, [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania), and the Senior Management Programme of the Lagos Business School. She is also an Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.
 
She represents the Bank on the Board of Aspire Nigeria Fund Trust.

Chizoma Okoli

Mr Ogbonna was appointed Executive Director, Commercial Banking Division in 2013 and became Group Deputy Managing Director in 2017. He has over 20 years’ experience in banking, cutting across Treasury, Commercial and Corporate Banking.
 
He joined [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc) in 2002 as a Manager from Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and holds a second-class upper degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and has attended Executive Management Development Programmes in several leading institutions.
 
Mr. Ogbonna represents the Bank on the boards of [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc) (Zambia) Ltd, Central Securities Clearing System Plc, Africa Finance Corporation and The [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc) (UK) Limited.

Roosevelt Ogbonna

Dr. Awosika is an accomplished administrator with over three decades’ experience in public sector governance. She was at various times, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministries of Internal Affairs, Science & Technology and Power. She is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacy. She holds a Doctorate degree in Pharmaceutical Technology from the [University of Bradford](/org/university-of-bradford), United Kingdom.
 
She was appointed to the Board of [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc) in April 2013 and served as the Vice-Chairman of the Board Audit Committee and Chairman of the Board Credit and Finance Committee.
 
Dr. Awosika sits on the boards of Capital Express Assurance Ltd and Josephine Consulting Limited.
 
She became the Chairman of the Board on January 8, 2020 following the retirement of Mrs. Mosun Belo-Olusoga.

Ajoritsedere Awosika

Mrs. Osime is a versatile and result oriented professional with over 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry and commercial legal practice at management and board levels. She has deep knowledge and experience in the management of administrative, legal, and company secretarial functions in financial and other related institutions.
 
She had championed and established a special needs programme which is actively involved in the management and care of children and young people with special needs. She is currently engaged in legal practice with Macpherson Legal Practitioners, a Lagos-based law firm. Mrs. Osime is an Independent Non-Executive Director of WAPIC Life Assurance Company Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Smartbase Services and AIP Global Limited.
 
Mrs. Osime was the former Chairperson of PHB Healthcare Limited, a former Director, Bank PHB Plc (now Keystone Bank Limited) and a former Director of Insurance PHB Limited (now KBL Insurance). She was the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser of African Development Insurance Company Limited (now NSIA Insurance) between 1989 and 1997.
 
She holds a Master’s Degree in Law from [University of London](/org/university-of-london) (1989) with specialization in Corporate and Commercial Law and an LLB Degree from the University of Benin (1986).
 
She joined the Board in November 2019 and is the Vice-Chairman of the Board Digital and Information Technology Committee.
 

Ifeyinwa Osime

Mr. Adekoya is a highly experienced maritime and oil and gas industry expert with significant experience in investment banking. He was a one-time General Manager of Peacegate Holdings Ltd where he was responsible for setting up and developing the company’s marine operations. He was also a consultant to Maine Nigeria Ltd where he developed the framework for a private placement to raise USD 500 million start-up capital and led the company’s participation in bid rounds for oil blocks in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
 
Mr. Adekoya worked with Mobil Oil Producing Nigeria Unlimited as a Budget Officer, Exploration Department and obtained financial service industry experience from AIM Fund and Trimark Investment Service, both in Ontario, Canada. Mr. Adekoya holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos.
 
 He joined the Board in March 2017 and currently chairs the Board Audit Committee and Board Digital and Information Technology Committee. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Board Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee.  He sits on the boards of Synerpet Ltd, Weston Integrated Services Ltd and Prime Atlantic Limited.

Adeniyi Adekoya

Mr. Usoro is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the founder and Senior Partner of the Law firm of Paul Usoro & Co. He has over 30 years of law practice experience and is acknowledged as a highly experienced litigator and communication law expert.
 
He was elected President of the Nigerian Bar Association in August 2018 for a two-year term and is currently a Non-Executive Director of PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc.  He is also a member of the National Judicial Council and Body of Benchers. He represented [Access Bank](/org/access-bank-plc) as a Non-Executive Director on the board of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc.
 
Mr. Usoro holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ife (1981) and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1982.  He joined the Board in January 2014 and currently chairs the Board Human Resources and Sustainability Committee and Board Technical Committee on Retail Expansion. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Board Risk Management Committee.

Access Bank

Victor Etuokwu

Deputy Managing Director, Retail North

Roles at Access Bank

Deputy Managing Director, Retail North

Roosevelt Ogbonna