JUST IN: Access Bank CEO Roosevelt Ogbonna Resigns From Holdings’ Board [DETAILS]
Access Holdings Plc has announced that Mr Roosevelt Ogbonna, a Non-Executive Director, has stepped down from the board after three and a half years of service.
The announcement was made in a disclosure filed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited and signed by the Company Secretary, Mr Sunday Ekwochi.
In the statement, the financial institution explained that although Mr Ogbonna is retiring from its board, he will continue to serve as the chief executive of Access Bank Plc, the banking subsidiary of the organisation.
His resignation is aimed at ensuring compliance with the Corporate Governance Guidelines of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for Financial Holding Companies (2023), which stipulate that no more than nine directors can sit on the board of a financial holding company.
The board expressed its gratitude for his “outstanding and continued contributions to the Access Group.”
Mr Ogbonna was appointed to lead Access Bank in May 2022, after serving as Deputy Managing Director from 2017 and Executive Director from 2013. He joined Access Bank in 2002 from Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) and has built up more than two decades of experience in the banking industry.
Beyond his role as CEO, Mr Ogbonna serves on the boards of Access Bank’s subsidiaries in the UK and South Africa and represents the Bank on the boards of Africa Finance Corporation and CSCS Plc.
His background combines both professional and academic achievements. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), an Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (HCIB), and a CFA charter holder.
As of August 2025, the Board of Access Holdings Plc consists of Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede (Chairman), Mr Bolaji Olaitan Agbede (Acting Group CEO), and Mr Lanre Bamisebi (Executive Director).
The independent non-executive directors are Mr Abubakar Aribidesi Jimoh, Mrs Fatimah Bintah Bello-Ismail, and Mrs Ibironke Adeyemi.
Other members include non-executive directors Mrs Ojinika Nkechinyelu Olaghere and Mr Olusegun Babalola Ogbonnewo.
