Access Holdings: Access Bank Appoints DMD and ED for IT

Access Holdings Plc filed a corporate action notice on October 31, 2026, disclosing two CBN-approved appointments to the board of Access Bank Plc. Mr. Oluseyi Kumapayi has been elevated to Deputy Managing Director, African Subsidiaries, effective October 27, 2026. He was previously Executive Director, African Subsidiaries, a role he held since November 2020. He joined Access Bank in 2002 and served as Group Chief Financial Officer from 2007 to 2020. He holds an Executive MBA from IMD, Lausanne, and a Master's degree in Digital Transformation and Innovation Leadership from IE University, Madrid.

Mr. Olanrewaju Bamisebi joins the Access Bank board as Executive Director, Information Technology and Digitalisation, effective October 28, 2026. He moves from Access Holdings, where he held the same functional title at the group level. He previously held senior technology roles at Equity Group Holdings and Diamond Bank.

The filing states that the Group is relocating executive responsibility for technology from the holding company directly into Access Bank. The company described the appointments as part of a transition focused on profitability, capital efficiency, and operational excellence across its African subsidiaries and banking franchise.