Access Bank Appoints Ifeyinwa Osime as New Board Chairman, Succeeding Paul Usoro

Access Bank Plc has appointed Ifeyinwa Osime as the new Board Chairman, following the retirement of Paul Usoro on January 29, 2026, after completing his regulatory tenure limit. Osime, who joined the board in November 2019 as an independent non-executive director, has a background in legal practice and corporate governance.

She has held various roles in the financial services and insurance sectors, including serving on the boards of Coron Insurance Plc and Coron Life Insurance Company Ltd. Osime's career spans positions at institutions such as Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation and African Development Insurance Company Limited.

She is a member of several professional bodies and has a Master of Laws in Commercial and Corporate Law from the London School of Economics. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, the Group Chairman of Access Holdings Plc, commended Usoro's leadership and welcomed Osime, expressing confidence in her ability to advance the bank's strategic objectives.