CHANGE OF BATON AT ECOBANK AS THIERRY TANOH IS REMOVED

ALBERT ESSIEN

THIERRY TANOH

The management of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated on Tuesday effected a major change in their management hierarchy with the replacement of the erstwhile Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Thierry Tanoh with Mr. Albert Essien.

This shake up at the very top was necessitated because of the on going scandal bordering on issues of governance that the bank has been embroiled in for sometime now.


The sack(departure/resignation) of Mr. Thierry Tanor takes effect from Tuesday, March 12, 2014. He became the MD of the bank in October of 2012, spending nearly 2 years on the saddle as the GMD.

The new helmsman, Albert Essien before now, was formerly the bank's Deputy CEO/Group Executive Director Corporate & Investment Banking. 

HERBERT WIGWE TO TAKE OVER AT ACCESS BANK

HERBERT WIGWE

AIGBOJE AIG-IMOKHUEDE

So finally all the speculations have now been laid to rest. The take over is going to smooth and without stress. Access Bank's board of directors have ratified the appointment of the bank's current DMD to become the next Managing Director of the bank. 

So come December 2013, when the current MD, Aigboje Aig-Imokhuede would have finalised his exit from the bank after 11 and half years as the boss, his current Deputy, Herbert Wigwe would take over as the GMD/CEO of the award winning bank. 

Mr. Wigwe yesterday was announced as the CEO designate by the bank's Chairman, Mr. Gbenga Oyebode. 

Both the retiring GMD and the CEO Designate left Guaranty Trust Bank over a decade ago to steer the ship of Access Bank. And now that the Aigboje Aig-Imokhuede chapter as the boss is coming to end, a new chapter with Herbert Wigwe as the boss beckons. 

FIRST FEMALE GOVERNOR OF THE CBN ON THE WAY?

FAITH TUEDOR-MATTHEWS

AIGBOJE AIG-IMOKHUEDE

CHIEF ATEDO PETERSIDE

All things being equal there are indications that the Central Bank of Nigeria might be having the first overall female boss soon. At least that's the speculation now. From the vibes that most are getting the very brilliant current CBN Governor in the person of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, might be handing over to the current MD of the Mainstreet Bank Limited, Ms Faith Tuedor-Matthews.

Unconfirmed reports had speculated for several months now that the outgoing MD of Access Bank, in the person of Aigboje Aig-Imokhuede was very interested also in taking over from the Prince of Kano. But with what is gradually becoming a bit clearer by the day, that unconfirmed ambition to take charge of the apex Nigerian bank might not come to fruition. One of the things analysts have said might have counted against Mr. Imokhuede is the fact that he is an operator & also a shareholder of Access Bank.

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