Nigeria, Nov. 2 -- Access Bank Plc has appointed Oluseyi Kumapayi as Deputy Managing Director, African Subsidiaries, and Olanrewaju Bamisebi as Executive Director, Information Technology and Digitalisation, as the lender moves to strengthen its operations, profitability and technology-driven services.

The appointments, which took effect on 27 and 28 October, respectively, followed the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), according to a regulatory filing by Sunday Ekwochi, the Group Company Secretary.

Commenting on the appointments, the Group Chairman of Access Holdings, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, said the decisions reflected the group's strategic priority of translating its extensive banking presence across Africa and beyond into...