Mr. Roosevelt Ogbonna has been named the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Bank Plc.

Thelagostimes gathered that Ogbonna replaces Mr. Obinna Nwosu who recently resigned his appointment to pursue other personal endeavours.

Mr. Ogbonna is a consummate banking professional with over 19 years working experience cutting across Treasury, Commercial and Corporate Banking.

He has been the Group Executive Director, Commercial Banking Division since October 2013. He joined Access Bank in 2002 from Guaranty Trust Bank Plc.

The new Group Deputy Managing Director is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and holds a Second Class Upper Degree in Banking and Finance from University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

He has attended Executive Management Development Programmes on diverse areas of banking and management in world leading institutions.

He is also a member of reputable professional organizations including Institute of Chartered Financial Analyst, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and the Future Leaders Group of the Institute of International Finance.