SAT, DEC 23 2023-theGBJournal| Abubakar Aribidesi Jimoh has been appointed Access Holdings Plc, new Board Chairman.
His appointment follows the demise of Bababode Osunkoya, the former Chairman of the Board of Directors on November 21, 2023.
Jimoh’s appointment was unanimously approved, according to a statement by the multinational financial services group.
Jimoh is an Independent Non-Executive Director who prior to his 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.
He has a robust professional cum academic pedigree with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Finance from University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. Mr. Jimoh is a Chartered Internal Auditor and Certified General Accountant of Ontario and Canada.
He has attended several Executive Management Development Programmes in leading institutions including London Business School, Canadian Securities Institute and Lagos Business School.
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