Access Bank Plc has appointed Olanrewaju Bamisebi as Executive Director, Information Technology and Digitalisation, bringing expertise management instantly into the financial institution’s board and government administration construction.
The appointment, which took impact on October 28, 2026, follows approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in keeping with a notification by Access Holdings Plc to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on October 31.
Bamisebi joins the board of Access Bank from its dad or mum firm, Access Holdings, the place he beforehand served as Executive Director, Information Technology and Digitalisation.
His appointment is anticipated to strengthen the alignment between expertise investments and the financial institution’s enterprise priorities, significantly in digital banking, operational effectivity, cybersecurity and buyer expertise.
The improvement comes as Access Holdings seeks to enhance productiveness, scale back working prices and maximise returns from its current banking franchise.
Technology management strikes nearer to banking operations
According to Access Holdings, the choice to switch government duty for Information Technology and Digitalisation from the holding firm to Access Bank displays the necessity to combine expertise transformation extra carefully with banking operations, customer support, income technology and price administration.
- In his new function, Bamisebi will lead the financial institution’s expertise and digitalisation agenda, specializing in modernising and simplifying expertise platforms, strengthening cybersecurity and operational resilience, and accelerating the deployment of digital options.
- The group stated the transfer is meant to enhance the connection between expertise investments, enterprise priorities and measurable monetary outcomes.
Commenting on the appointment, Group Chairman of Access Holdings, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, stated Bamisebi’s elevation displays a deliberate choice to carry government expertise management nearer to the financial institution’s operations, prospects and business priorities.
Access Bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Roosevelt Ogbonna, stated the financial institution would prioritise simplifying expertise platforms, bettering reliability, accelerating innovation and delivering higher buyer outcomes at a decrease price to serve.
He added that integrating expertise management extra instantly into the financial institution’s administration construction would strengthen the connection between expertise funding and enterprise efficiency.
Olanrewaju’s temporary profile
Bamisebi has greater than 20 years of expertise in expertise transformation, digital banking, enterprise methods and operational administration throughout monetary providers and different industries.
Before his newest appointment, he served as Executive Director, Information Technology and Digitalisation, at Access Holdings, the place he led the group’s expertise technique and shared expertise providers.
- His obligations included digital banking infrastructure, enterprise platforms, information administration and expertise resilience.
- He beforehand held senior management positions at Equity Group Holdings Limited, together with Group Director, Information Technology and Operations, and Managing Director of Finserve Africa.
- He additionally served as Group Chief Information Officer at Diamond Bank and held earlier expertise management positions at different Nigerian establishments.
Bamisebi holds a bachelor’s diploma in Computing and Information Technology from the University of Derby, an MBA from Durham Business School, and {qualifications} in Computer Science and Accounting.
He can also be an alumnus of the Cambridge Judge Business School Senior Management Programme and holds skilled certifications in expertise governance, enterprise structure and data safety.
Nairametrics previously reported that Olanrawaju retired from Access Holdings efficient September 30, 2026, after his contract time period expired.
