Access Holdings Plc (NGX: ACCESSCORP) has appointed Mr. Abubakar Aribidesi Jimoh as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company.
Mr. Abubakar Jimoh takes the position left vacant by the demise of Mr. Bababode Osunkoya on 21 November, 2023.
In a regulatory filing earlier in the week, Access Holdings said that “the Board at its meeting held on December 19, 2023, unanimously approved the appointment of Mr. Abubakar Aribidesi Jimoh as the Chairman of the Board, to replace Mr. Osunkoya.
Mr. Abubakar Jimoh is an Independent Non-Executive Director who, prior to this appointment, was the Chairman of the Board Audit Committee and the Board Finance and Investment Committee.
Mr. Jimoh is a versatile professional with over 25 years’ experience in the financial services sector covering client relationship management, treasury, market risk, credit risk management, operational risk management, project and portfolio management. He is the Group Managing Director of Trustbanc Group, a leading investment management firm. Prior to his current role, Mr. Jimoh led the transformation of Associated Discount House (ADH) from a failing Discount House to a Merchant Bank (Coronation Merchant Bank Ltd).
Before joining ADH, he was a General Manager and Divisional Head at the UBA Group with responsibility for Balance Sheet Management, Market Risk and Investors Relations. He was also the Chief Risk Officer for various business segments including UBA Africa and UBA Capital.
Mr. Jimoh worked with the Royal Bank of Canada Financial Group between 1999 and 2005 in various capacities and was the Divisional Chief in charge of Private Sector Portfolio Management with the African Development Bank between 2005 and 2008. Mr. Jimoh was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of Shelter Afrique between 2012 and 2013.
