Ifeanyi Njoku, Ma naging Director, Access Bank
Access Bank Ghana has appointed Kris Ifeanyi Njoku as its new Managing Director effective June 28, 2018.
This was after the Bank of Ghana (BoG) endorsed his appointment with a ‘no objection’ letter.
He takes over from Dolapo Ogundimu who has managed the Access Bank since 2012.
Until his appointment, Mr. Njoku was the Executive Director responsible for Business Development at Access Bank Ghana.
He has over two decades of diversified banking experience working across various markets in Africa and the UK and has built a high pedigree as an astute banker.
Prior to joining Access Bank Ghana, Mr. Njoku worked as the Country Managing Director of Access Bank DR Congo from 2014 to 2017 and is credited with making the bank profitable while instilling the overall corporate and strategic goals of the Access Bank Group.
He is a fellow of the British Chevening Scholarship Programme of the British Government.
In his new role, Mr. Njoku will lead the bank to execute its new five-year strategic objective and ensure the bank’s growth across all its operations in Ghana.
Board Chairman of Access Bank Ghana, Frank Beecham, has expressed confidence in Ifeanyi’s ability to drive the bank’s strategic objective, having worked with him over the past year.
Mr. Beecham thanked Mr. Ogundimu for his many years of selfless leadership in moving the Access Bank franchise forward.
Dolapo will be taking up a new role in the Access Bank Group as Regional Managing Director for African Subsidiaries.
Mr. Njoku expressed optimism about the future of the bank, saying Ghana is an important market within the Access Bank Group.
He noted: “I believe that we have the right leadership, people and resources to enable us achieve our goal of becoming Africa’s gateway to the world.”
“I look forward to working closely with our regulators, shareholders, customers and employees in growing the bank’s business.”
Access Bank Ghana is a subsidiary of Access Bank Plc, which ranks among the top three banks in Nigeria and top 20 in Africa by assets and capital.