First HoldCo Plc Appoints Gwen Mwaba Non-Executive Director

First HoldCo Plc notified the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investing public on October 22, 2026, of the appointment of Ms. Gwen Mwaba to its Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director, effective October 15, 2026. The appointment was made following approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Ms. Mwaba brings close to three decades of experience across global banking and development finance. She most recently served as Managing Director, Trade Finance and Correspondent Banking at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Cairo, Egypt, where she oversaw a US$19.5 billion portfolio covering sovereign, financial institution and corporate exposures across Africa and the Caribbean.

Prior to that role, she was Regional Head for Anglophone West Africa at Afreximbank, covering Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, The Gambia and Cape Verde. She also held the position of Executive Vice President, Structured Trade and Commodity Finance at Standard Bank Plc in London.

Ms. Mwaba holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University and a BSc in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University. She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. With her appointment, the First HoldCo board now comprises eight directors.