The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), on 31st March 2023, has issued a letter of no objection to the appointment of Akinola George-Taylor as the substantive managing director/CEO of Heritage Bank.
The bank, in a statement signed by the Group Head, Corporate Communications, Ozena Utulu, and made available to LEADERSHIP on Thursday, stated that, the Board of Directors of the bank was happy with the development and has no doubt, the new CEO will do very well in his new portfolio.
Akinola George-Taylor joined Heritage Bank as acting MD/CEO on 12th September 2022. To this end, George-Taylor succeeded Mr Ifie Sekibo as MD/CEO following the approval by the CBN.
He is expected to oversee Heritage Bank operations across Nigeria and work to implement the lender’s next phase of transformation.
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