By Aduragbemi Omiyale
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the appointment of Mr Akinola George-Taylor as the acting Managing Director of Heritage Bank Plc with effect from Monday, September 12, 2022.
Mr George-Taylor, who started his banking career in 1993 with GTBank, was appointed chosen by the board of Heritage Bank to take over the affairs of the financial institution from Mr Ifie Sekibo, who leaves the company after spending 10 years.
The acting MD, who served as the Managing Director of GTBank in Sierra Leone between 2005 and 2009, is expected to oversee all banking operations of Heritage Bank across Nigeria and work to implement the lender’s next phase of transformation.
In addition, Heritage Bank has appointed the duo of Ms Osepiribo Ben-Willie and Mr George Oko-Oboh as Executive Directors of the organisation.
Ms Osepiribo Ben-Willie is an accomplished banker with over two decades of experience and she has been leading business transformation initiatives at various levels within the financial service space.
Ms Ben-Willie is currently the Directorate Head South-South, South-East & Private Wealth Management Team in Heritage Bank Plc. She has worked at Credite Bank Nigeria Limited, Diamond Bank, Zenith Bank and Stanbic IBTC.
On his part, Mr George Oko-Oboh currently heads the Abuja and North Directorate Business of Heritage Bank Plc where he plays a pivotal role in the business growth and daily operations of all businesses and transactions as it relates to his area of supervision.
Mr Oko-Oboh is an accomplished financial service professional with over two decades of banking experience functioning in various leading business roles spanning Retail, SME, Commercial, Public Sector, Collections, Funding Advisory and Corporate Negotiations.
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